US EditionGeneral Sworn in as New Guinea-Bissau Leader
Military officials claim to have uncovered a scheme involving politicians and a drug lord to manipulate electoral results, while opposition alleges the coup was staged to block their victory.
- 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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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.
Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau's Deposed President Flees to Senegal As UN Condemns Latest Coup
Guinea-Bissau's ousted president has found refuge in neighbouring Senegal following a military power grab, drawing condemnation from the United Nations, Ecowas and the African Union.
Guinea-Bissau coup d’etat explained: Drug lords, election fraud claims, and what comes next
BISSAU, Nov 28 — Military forces ousted Guinea-Bissau’s president and halted the country’s electoral process this week before installing a general on Thursday to lead the country.With the motive for the coup not yet clear, here is what we know about the latest tumult in the politically unstable west African country:Wednesday gunfireHeavy gunfire broke out at midday on Wednesday near the presidential palace in the capital, Bissau, shortly before …
TIMELINE: Guinea-Bissau joins a list of recent coups in West Africa
Coups and their aftermath also fractured ECOWAS as they led to the creation of the Alliance for Sahel States (AES) by three junta-led West African states. The post TIMELINE: Guinea-Bissau joins a list of recent coups in West Africa appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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