Guinea-Bissau‘s military appointed a general as the country’s new leader for the duration of one year Thursday, a day after seizing power, arresting the president and derailing the announcement of election results.
The capital was at a standstill as the coup entered its second day, with most shops and markets closed, AFP journalists observed.
A heavy security presence was visible in the streets of Bissau, with soldiers patrolling the area around the presidential palace where heavy gunfire marked the beginning of the coup a day earlier.
Sandwiched between Guin
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