Tag: #UmaroEmbalo
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UN SG GUTERRES CONDEMNS GUINEA-BISSAU COUP – DEMANDS CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER NOW!
UN Secretary-General António Guterres blasted Guinea-Bissau’s military coup on Nov 26—its ninth since 1974—as a “direct assault” on democracy, where Brig Gen Dinis Incanha’s forces arrested President Umaro Sissoco Embaló at the palace amid gunfire at electoral HQ and interior ministry, suspended the Nov 23 polls (results due Nov 27), sealed borders, imposed curfew, and…
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GHANA FIRES BACK AT GUINEA-BISSAU’S 9TH COUP – BACKS ECOWAS DEMAND FOR DEMOCRACY NOW!
Ghana’s Foreign Ministry unleashed a fierce condemnation of Guinea-Bissau’s military coup on Nov 26—its ninth since 1974 independence—where Brig Gen Dinis Incanha’s forces arrested President Umaro Sissoco Embaló at the presidential palace amid gunfire at key sites, suspended elections held Nov 23, sealed borders, imposed curfew, and cut internet just before results were due. Labeling…
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AFRICAN UNION, ECOWAS CONDEMN GUINEA-BISSAU COUP AFTER PEACEFUL ELECTIONS
Election observers from the African Union, ECOWAS, and West African Elders Forum led by former Presidents Filipe Nyusi, Issifu Kamara, and Goodluck Jonathan blasted Guinea-Bissau’s military for announcing a coup d’état on November 26, just as results from the November 23 presidential and legislative polls were pending. They praised voters’ strong turnout and professional conduct…
