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Selma Luís da Silva elected to lead Biombo peace group

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Selma Luís da Silva was elected coordinator of the Kumpuduris de Paz group, which works to resolve conflicts in the Biombo region of northern Guinea-Bissau. She received 10 votes against five for Alcidia Domingos Gomes at the assembly held in the sector of Prábis, according to the ANG news agency.

Selma Luís da Silva was elected on Sunday as coordinator of the Kumpuduris de Paz group, a mediation organisation in the Biombo region of northern Guinea-Bissau. She received 10 votes against five for Alcidia Domingos Gomes at the ordinary assembly held in the sector of Prábis, the Guinea-Bissau News Agency (ANG) reports.

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