Guinea Bissau

Guinea-Bissau military announces December polls amid regional scrutiny

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 Embaló, the military’s proposed one-year transition period was rejected by the bloc, which suspended Guinea-Bissau from its decision-making bodies and threatened further sanctions.

African Union suspends Guinea-Bissau after military overthrow

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 military, fled to Senegal on Thursday.

Embaló arrives in Senegal after Guinea-Bissau military ousts him

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 Bissau.

General Horta N’Tam sworn in as Guinea-Bissau’s leader after coup

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.

AU condemns military coup in Guinea-Bissau, demands President Embaló’s release

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 Declaration, the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, and the Ezulwini Framework.

Guinea-Bissau President Embaló arrested as military confirms coup

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.

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