GOVERNMENT troops in Guinea Bissau have shot dead rebel General Ansumane Mane, who has been on the run since last week when a military revolt he staged in the capital was put down. Government and military sources said Mane had been killed in Quinhamel, north of the capital Bissau, in a gunfight which also left three of his fighters dead and seven captured. State-run Portuguese channel RTP showed images of Mane’s lifeless body, with several bullet wounds visible, including to the neck. Mane last week defied President Kumba Yala over military promotions and declared them null and void. – AFP