Overview
- Deputy chief of staff Mamadou Kourouma announced the arrests of several senior army officers this week on accusations of trying to subvert the constitutional order.
- Those detained include Brig. Gen. Dahaba (Daba) Na Walna and Commanders Domingos Nhanke and Mario Midana, who were taken from their homes in Bissau on Thursday.
- The armed forces said Na Walna, the director of a military training school, allegedly led the effort with support from other senior officers.
- Officials have not disclosed how many suspects are in custody, what charges they may face, or the judicial process ahead, noting some were reported missing since Monday.
- The announcement comes just before campaigning for late-November elections, as the opposition challenges Embaló’s mandate and the Supreme Court has ruled his term ends on Sept. 4.