{"id":3631,"date":"2025-11-27T23:41:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T23:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=3631"},"modified":"2025-11-27T23:41:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T23:41:17","slug":"guinea-bissaus-deposed-president-embalo-arrives-in-senegal-after-coup-military-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=3631","title":{"rendered":"Guinea-Bissau\u2019s deposed President Embalo arrives in Senegal after coup | Military News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Senegal\u2019s Foreign Ministry says Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrived in the country a day after he was deposed in a military coup.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 27 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">27 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Guinea-Bissau\u2019s deposed president, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, has arrived in Senegal, the country\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed, a day after a group of military officers in Guinea-Bissau seized power in a coup.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal\u2019s Foreign Ministry said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/miaae_senegal\/status\/1994145859034853522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on Thursday night that Embalo had arrived in Senegal after authorities\u00a0engaged with actors in Guinea-Bissau to try to secure his release.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Embalo reached Senegal on board an aircraft chartered by the Senegalese government, it said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government of the Republic of Senegal reaffirms its readiness to work alongside ECOWAS, the African Union and all relevant partners, with a view to supporting dialogue, stability and the rapid restoration of constitutional order and democratic legitimacy in this brotherly nation,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Embalo was deposed on Wednesday after military officers announced they had seized \u201ctotal control\u201d of Guinea-Bissau ahead of the expected release of presidential election results in the West African nation.<\/p>\n<p>Embalo had been vying for re-election against his main challenger, Fernando Dias. Both had declared victory ahead of the release of the provisional results.<\/p>\n<p>But the main opposition PAIGC party was barred from presenting a presidential candidate, raising criticism from civil society groups, which said the election was illegitimate.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbing themselves the \u201cHigh Military Command for the Restoration of Order\u201d, the military officers read out a statement on television on Wednesday, declaring that they had ordered the immediate suspension of the electoral process \u201cuntil further notice\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>They also ordered the closure of Guinea-Bissau\u2019s borders and an overnight curfew.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, General Horta Inta-A was sworn in as the country\u2019s transitional president, defending the military takeover by saying that there had been \u201csufficient [evidence] to justify the operation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But the coup \u2013 one of several to hit Guinea-Bissau since the country gained independence from Portugal in 1974 \u2013 has spurred widespread concern, including from regional bodies.<\/p>\n<p>The chairperson of the African Union Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_AfricanUnion\/status\/1994021010081714438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">condemned<\/a> the situation earlier on Thursday, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Embalo and all other detained officials.<\/p>\n<p>Mahmoud Ali Youssouf also urged \u201call parties to exercise the utmost restraint in order to prevent any further deterioration of the situation\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senegal\u2019s Foreign Ministry says Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrived in the country a day after he was deposed in a military coup. 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