A note from the Ministry of the Interior of Guinea-Bissau announces the ban on leaving the country of several personalities identified as part of the fight against corruption. Among the lot are the Minister of Agriculture and the Vice President of the Workers' Party of Guinea-Bissau (

The note dated February 7 announces that the Minister of the Interior, Botche Candé, leader of the PTG, has contacted the prosecutor's office and the migration and border service as part of the fight against corruption and economic crimes in order to prevent personalities from crossing the border. They are the Minister of Agriculture Fatumata Djau Baldé, the Director General of Water and Forests and the Vice President of the PTG, all members of the PTG, who are currently struggling with internal differences. This decision came at a time when the Minister of Agriculture was on a mission abroad