US EditionGeneral sworn in as new Guinea-Bissau leader, ousted president arrives in Senegal
The military suspended the electoral process and appointed General Horta N'Ta as transitional leader, citing a plot with politicians and drug traffickers to justify the coup.
- On Thursday, soldiers announced they had seized power in Bissau and installed Gen. Horta N'Tam as transitional leader for one year, while deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló fled to Senegal aboard a military flight.
- Sunday's contested presidential vote left both Umaro Sissoco Embaló and Fernando Dias claiming victory, while Dias said the coup was fabricated to block his win and the military accused national politicians and a drug lord of plotting to manipulate results.
- Gunfire rang out in Bissau on Wednesday near the electoral commission headquarters and presidential palace as soldiers sealed offices, detained Domingos Simões Pereira, and Fernando Dias said he escaped custody; borders were initially closed then reopened Thursday.
- ECOWAS suspended Guinea-Bissau and announced a high-level mediation mission, while the African Union Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the coup and demanded release of detained officials.
- The country of 2.2 million is long known as a cocaine transit hub tied to political instability, with Guinea-Bissau joining about ten regional coups since 2020 that analysts link to democratic erosion.
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Umaro Sissoco Embaló fled after the coup d'état that gave the country to the junta led by General Horta N.Tam. Elections suspended, opposition arrested and drug trafficking that continue to condition one of the most unstable states of West Africa.Read more
General sworn in as new Guinea-Bissau leader, ousted president arrives in Senegal
Guinea-Bissau’s military installed Major-General Horta Inta-a as transitional president on Thursday, a day after soldiers toppled the civilian leadership in a swift power grab made before the results of a weekend election could be announced.
By ASSANA SAMBU and MARK BANCHEREAU BISAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau, who seized power midweek after a closely contested presidential election, appointed a close ally of the ousted president as prime minister on Friday. The country's new military leader, Gen. Horta Inta-a, announced in a decree the appointment of Finance Minister Ilídio Vieira Té as prime minister. Vieira Té is a close ally of ousted President Umaro Sissoco …
By ASSANA SAMBU and MARK BANCHEREAU BISAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau, who seized power midweek after a closely contested presidential election, appointed a close ally of the ousted president as prime minister on Friday. The country's new military leader, Gen. Horta Inta-a, announced in a decree the appointment of Finance Minister Ilídio Vieira Té as prime minister. Vieira Té is a close ally of ousted President Umaro Sissoco …
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