Guinea-Bissau President, Umaro Sissoco Embalo has ordered the partial closure of its border with Senegal after deadly clashes erupted between two Muslim communities.
The two communities in Southern Senegal have long been at loggerheads over control of the local main mosque and accuse each other of being at the root of tensions that have led to several deaths in the past.
During Eid on Monday, clashes between the two communities erupted in the holy town of Medina Gounass, just a few kilometers from Guinea-Bissau.
According to the Interior Ministry, one person died and about 20 others were injured.
