Hard truths.
The move comes after weeks of pressure from Ecowas, the West African regional body, which has urged the junta to speed up the return to civilian rule. Since the November coup that ousted President Umaro Sissoco...
Following the takeover, the junta installed General Horta N'Tam, the former army chief of staff, as the head of a transitional government set to last one year. President Embalo, who was briefly detained by the...
In a statement, Senegal’s foreign ministry said Embaló landed “safe and sound” aboard a chartered military aircraft, marking the first public sighting of the former president since soldiers took control in Biss...
The military had already suspended the electoral process and blocked the publication of results from Sunday’s presidential vote, which were due to be announced on Thursday.
Youssouf reaffirmed the AU’s “zero tolerance” policy on unconstitutional changes of government, citing key frameworks that underpin this stance, including the Constitutive Act of the African Union, the Lomé Dec...
Witnesses in the capital, Bissau, heard gunshots at around 13:00 GMT close to the presidential palace prompting residents to flee in vehicles and on foot.
