Senegal’s prime minister and Nigeria’s former president have both said they do not believe the ousting of Guinea-Bissau’s president by the country’s military was a genuine coup. Former President Umaro Sissoco Embaló’s apparent removal came a day before authorities were due to announce election results. The military has since suspended the electoral process and blocked…
Observers with West Africa’s Ecowas and African Union have expressed concern over the military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and the arrests of election officials, a joint statement issued by the organisations said. A group of army officers said on Wednesday they had seized “total control” of the coup-prone west African country, arresting its president, closing its…
Senegal’s Foreign Ministry says Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrived in the country a day after he was deposed in a military coup. Published On 27 Nov 202527 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Guinea-Bissau’s deposed president, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, has arrived in Senegal, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed,…
Addis Ababa — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Yousouf, unequivocally condemns the military coup d’etat which occurred in Guinea Bissau, leading to the arrest of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and senior military officers on 26 November 2025, while the nation was on the verge of the announcement of the electoral…
A group of military officers had claimed ‘total control’ of the country, a day after two leading candidates in a tightly contested presidential election each declared victory. Published On 27 Nov 202527 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The military in Guinea-Bissau has appointed a general as the country’s new…
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered that right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro begin serving his prison sentence of 27 years and three months for plotting a coup after he lost the last election. Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday ruled that the case had reached its final judgement and that no further appeals were possible. Bolsonaro,…
The military commander who has ruled Guinea since a coup four years ago has entered the presidential race ahead of next month’s election, breaking an earlier promise to hand power to a civilian government. Gen Mamadi Doumbouya submitted his candidacy at the Supreme Court on Monday, flanked by soldiers and wearing black sunglasses. He did…
The African Union (AU) said it has suspended Madagascar “with immediate effect” after a coup saw an elite army unit seized power following President Andry Rajoelina’s escape from the country and subsequent impeachment. LEADERSHIP reported that the military took power in Madagascar on Tuesday after the National Assembly voted to impeach Rajoelina for ‘desertion of…
Published On 22 Sep 202522 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Brazil’s prosecutor general has charged federal lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro with coercion in a case linked to the one in which his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, was convicted for plotting a coup. The younger Bolsonaro has “repeatedly sought to…
Arrest of Yann Vezilier, accused of trying to destabilise Mali, marks new low in relations between Paris and Bamako. France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has said that a French man recently arrested in Mali on “unfounded” charges of plotting a coup was a French embassy employee. The Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that…
