Military coup overthrows Guinea-Bissau president Umaro Embaló
Military officers in Guinea-Bissau announced on 26 November they had seized “total control” of the West African nation, deposing President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and suspending a disputed electoral process just days after a presidential vote in which both leading candidates claimed victory. The takeover, marked by gunfire in the capital Bissau, adds to the country’s…