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Guinea-Bissau Detains Senior Officers in Alleged Coup Attempt on Eve of Election Campaign

The detentions raise tensions ahead of a late-November vote in a country facing a dispute over President Embaló’s mandate.

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Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo walks to the podium to address the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
FILE - Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo speaks at the Peace Forum on Nov. 11, 2022 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool, File)

Overview

  • The armed forces said they thwarted an attempt to subvert the constitutional order and announced arrests on Friday after officers were detained in Bissau on Thursday.
  • Named detainees include Brig. Gen. Dahaba Na Walna, a military training school director, and Commanders Domingos Nhanke and Mario Midana.
  • Officials did not disclose the total number of suspects, specific charges, or the next legal steps in the case.
  • Campaigning begins Saturday for late-November elections, with the main opposition PAIGC and the Pai Terra Ranka coalition, led by Domingos Simões Pereira, disqualified by the Supreme Court for late filings.
  • The episode follows a reported coup attempt in December 2023 and unfolds as the opposition contests Embaló’s tenure, which the Supreme Court says runs until September 4.