Guinea-Bissau Plunges Into Turmoil as Coup Leaders Install New Strongman

Guinea-Bissau spiralled into its most dramatic power shift in years on Wednesday after mutinous soldiers stormed key state institutions overnight and installed Major General Adilson Fonseca as the Country’s new strongman barely a day after toppling President Umaro Sissoco Embaló in a lightning coup. The coup, described by diplomats as “ferocious and meticulously planned,” erupted…

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Coup Bid Crushed in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau’s fragile democracy was rocked this week when the Army announced the arrest of several Senior Military Officers accused of plotting a coup. The announcement, made by the Army’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Gen. Mamadu Ture, came just weeks before the Nation’s Presidential and Legislative Elections, raising questions about the delicate balance of power in…

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