Guinea-Bissau has become the latest West African country to experience a coup, bringing the tally of such incidents in the sub-region since the turn of the decade to 10.
Army officials announced on Wednesday that they had taken over the government and suspended elections in the country, a few hours before the electoral commission could declare the winner of the presidential election.
The group, which described itself as the “High Military Command for the Restoration, declared that they were taking over control “until further notice.”
The soldiers had initially closed down borders but reopened them on Thursday. The putschists also swore in a military leader who had served as the Chief of Army Staff, Horta Inta-A, as the transitional President.
Mr Inta-A is considered to have been close with the President, Umaro Emba
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