Another coup in Africa! Guinea-Bissau falls

November 30, 2025 2:06 PM

Another coup in Africa! Guinea-Bissau falls

The African country of Guinea-Bissau falls under military rule. Again! On the morning of 26th November, gunfire erupts near the Presidential Palace. Witnesses describe sustained automatic fire, explosions, and, armoured vehicles sealing off the city centre. By noon, State television flickers to life, not with the result of a just-concluded presidential election, but with a group of soldiers in military fatigues. The Army proclaims total control; deposes the incumbent President, Umaro Sissoco E...

Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau

November 27, 2025 9:39 AM

Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau

A group of army officers said they had seized power in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday, a day before the planned announcement of results from a hotly contested presidential election. In a statement read on state television by spokesperson Diniz N'Tchama, the army officers said they had ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, suspended the electoral process, shut borders and would enforce a curfew. Shortly after, Embalo told France 24 TV: "I have been deposed." The army officers said in t...