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…
Bissau was thrown into uncertainty on Wednesday after armed men reportedly detained President Umaro Sissoco Embaló in what appears to be a fresh attempt to overthrow his Government. The reported arrest occurred around 1 p.m. inside the Presidential palace in Bissau, just days after a tense Presidential election from which the main opposition candidate was…
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…
