US EditionAfrican Union suspends Guinea-Bissau after military coup
The military suspended the electoral process and borders, installed General Horta N'Tam as transitional leader for one year, prompting the African Union and ECOWAS to suspend Guinea-Bissau.
- On Wednesday, Guinea-Bissau military officers announced they had assumed full control, effectively overthrowing incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló about three days after the vote.
- Opposition presidential candidate Fernando Dias and Incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló both claimed victory in the Nov. 23 presidential election, heightening tensions before the military seized power citing a plot with "the support of a well-known drug baron".
- The officers immediately suspended electoral activities, closed borders, halted media, imposed a nine-hour curfew starting at 9 pm , and Umaro Sissoco Embaló was evacuated to Senegal and later Abuja, Nigeria.
- The AU Peace and Security Council moved to immediately suspend Guinea-Bissau from AU activities on Friday while ECOWAS suspended it from decision-making bodies and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the coup.
- The appointments position Guinea-Bissau for a year-long military transition as Gen. Horta N'Tam, former army chief of staff, leads and names Ilidio Vieira T� prime minister, deepening AU suspension.
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Africa: AU Suspends Guinea-Bissau From All Activities After Military Coup d'État
Luanda -- The African Union (AU) decided, on Friday, to suspend, with immediate effect, Guinea-Bissau's participation in all the organization's activities, following the military coup d'état that took place on 26 November.
Obi accuses ECOWAS of double standards over Guinea-Bissau coup
Mr Obi noted that true democracy could only thrive in a situation where transparency and accountability prevailed, and the voice of the people was respected, not interrupted by glitches or coups. The post Obi accuses ECOWAS of double standards over Guinea-Bissau coup appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
The African Union called for the immediate restoration of constitutional order and called on the international community to reject the coups.
The African Union has banned Guinea-Bissau after the military seized power in a coup, with the AU saying it will not accept unconstitutional changes.
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