“Guinea-Bissau Military Don Put General As Head Afta Coup”

Guinea-Bissau military don appoint General Horta N’Tam as di new leader of di country for one year, one day after dem seize power, arrest President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, and stop announcement of election results. Soldiers patrol di area around presidential palace for Bissau, while heavy gunfire don ring out earlier. After taking oath for military headquarters, General N’Tam talk say di action necessary “to block operations wey fit threaten democracy.” Dozens of heavily armed soldiers dey around as im declare say military don take control, suspend electoral process, stop all media programming, and impose mandatory curfew. Land, air, and sea borders wey dem close earlier don reopen.

President Embalo dey detained at general-staff headquarters, while senior officers, including di chief of staff and interior minister, dey also held. Opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira, wey Supreme Court no allow contest, dey detained too. ECOWAS condemn di coup, talk say dem no accept any unconstitutional government change. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Portugal voice concern, while Reporters Without Borders warn say media suspension na serious violation of right to information. Guinea-Bissau, wey dey West Africa and dey poor, don suffer four coups since independence, and na hub for drug trafficking. Recent coup follow pattern of political unrest wey affect Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Guinea.