Overview
- The electoral commission said armed men on Nov. 26 seized ballots and regional tally sheets, took staff computers, and destroyed the results server, making it impossible to finalize the Nov. 23 vote.
- Military officers installed Maj.-Gen. Horta Inta-a as transitional leader, halted the count, and formed a 28-member cabinet largely aligned with the ousted president.
- The junta banned protests and strikes and ordered state institutions to reopen as reports of arrests and raids on opposition party headquarters and offices surfaced.
- Nigeria said opposition candidate Fernando Dias is under protection at its embassy due to threats to his life and requested an ECOWAS security deployment for him.
- ECOWAS suspended Guinea-Bissau, held talks in Bissau, and warned of targeted sanctions ahead of a Dec. 14 summit, with the African Union and United Nations also condemning the takeover.