Has Benin’s foiled coup made ECOWAS a West African heavyweight once more?
The regional bloc seemed resigned to the coup crises rocking the region until the Benin attempt this month.
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Guinea-Bissau’s deposed President Embalo arrives in Senegal after coup
Senegal’s Foreign Ministry says Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrived in the country a day after he was deposed in military coup.
From: Inside Story
What was behind the coup in Guinea-Bissau days after the election?
Military takeover follows others in the region in recent years.
Published On 27 Nov 2025
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Guinea-Bissau coup: What happened, why it matters, what happens next?
General Horta Inta-A is named the head of a one-year transitional government after President Embalo was detained.
From: Quotable
Guinea-Bissau coup “doesn’t come as a surprise”
“I don’t think this military takeover is going in the right direction.”
Published On 27 Nov 2025
Guinea-Bissau general sworn in as transitional president after coup
General Horta Inta-A declares himself the leader of the transitional government.
From: NewsFeed
Military seizes power in Guinea-Bissau and detains president
Military officers have seized control of Guinea-Bissau and detained the president.
Published On 27 Nov 2025
Guinea-Bissau army officers say they have seized power; president arrested
Army says it has taken ‘total control’, deposed and arrested the president, and suspended the electoral process.
Guinea-Bissau rivals both claim victory in presidential election
Conflicting claims come before the release of official results by the country’s electoral commission.
Guinea-Bissau, beset by coups, votes in contentious presidential election
The president wants a second term and is challenged by a relatively unknown candidate backed by a former prime minister.
A Palestinian man carries an injured child at al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, as casualties arrive following Israeli attaks on November 22, 2025. Despite the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that took effect on October 10, officially ending more than two years of conflict, Israeli air attacks in the region have continued [Eyad Baba/AFP]
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. [Jim Watson/AFP]
A makeshift memorial stands near a severely damaged residential building in Ternopil, Ukraine. The death toll in this western city has climbed to 32, according to regional police, following devastating cruise missile strikes on apartment blocks. The Ternopil attack occurs as Russia intensifies its assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure before winter, while Kyiv's forces face mounting pressure along the front line. [Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP]
Supporters of Guinea-Bissau's President and presidential candidate Umaro Sissoco Embalo gather during his final campaign rally before general elections in Guinea-Bissau. [Patrick Meinhardt/AFP]
Supporters of opposition parties rally in protest against the government in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP]
Mexican soldiers and actors take part in the parade for the 115th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, as a cloud of smoke forming the Mexican flag rises behind them, at Zocalo Square in Mexico City. [Alfredo Estrella/AFP]
Students sit in a classroom during the visit of the United Kingdom's Prince Edward, duke of Edinburgh, to New Era Girls Senior Secondary School in Lagos, Nigeria. [Olympia De Maismont/AFP]
People trudge across a landscape blanketed in volcanic ash in the aftermath of a pyroclastic flow from Mount Semeru's eruption in Supiturang village, Lumajang, East Java. [Agus Harianto/AFP]
People examine the destruction following an Israeli air strike on the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon in southern Lebanon on November 19, 2025. Lebanese authorities reported that an Israeli attack on the evening of November 18 killed at least 13 people in the densely populated camp. [Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP]
A protester kneels to light candles during a vigil in Nairobi honouring Tanzanians killed in post-election violence. President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who won the October 29 election with 98 percent of the vote, faces accusations that security forces brutally suppressed demonstrations, resulting in hundreds of deaths. In her first conciliatory move towards protesters since the unrest began, Hassan announced last week the formation of a commission to investigate the killings. [Simon Maina/AFP]
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