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Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Friday addressed his country’s parliament regarding the coup in Guinea-Bissau, stressing the need to…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from all decision-making bodies following the 26 November military…
Inevitable questions have been swirling around Bissau over the supposed coup and Mr Embaló’s alleged role in it.
The new military junta in Bissau claimed mounting threats to democracy and political stability necessitated the coup
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has condemned the military coup in Guinea-Bissau. The armed…
Guinea-Bissau’s political instability has once again escalated following a military coup on Wednesday that ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has condemned the military coup in Guinea-Bissau, describing it as a serious threat to democracy and regional stability.
The election observation missions to Guinea-Bissau set up by the African Union and Economic Community of West African States, and the West African Elders Forum, have condemned the halt of the announcement of presidential and legislative elections and subsequent military takeover in the West African country.
The military takeover in Guinea-Bissau came minutes after embattled President Umaro Sissoco Embaló claimed he had been placed under arrest at the presidential palace.
President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has claimed he has been placed under arrest by the army as gunfire heard around the electoral commission headquarters in Guinea Bissau on Wednesday.