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More POWs released

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    Guinea Bissau's Military Junta, which won the civil war, has handed over some 328 prisoners of war to the interim civilian authorities in a ceremony witnessed by government officials and diplomats, Lusa reported on Monday.

    Other recent developments include the adoption of a draft constitution by the national assembly on 7 July. The constitution, which has to be approved by the president, limits top state posts such as the presidency to people whose parents are/were from Guinea Bissau, humanitarian sources and media organisations said.

    It also limits presidents to two terms in office and abolishes the death penalty, they said.

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