Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau
Drone view of a statue of Amílcar Lopes Cabral, the anti-colonial leader who led Guinea-Bissau’s independence movement as head of PAIGC, in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, November 24, 2025.
A group of army officers said they had seized power in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday, on the eve of the expected announcement of results from a hotly contested presidential election.
In a statement read on state television, the army officers said they had deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, suspended the electoral process, shut borders and would enforce a curfew.
