“They attempted a coup and failed to materialise their objective,” Embalo said after members of the National Guard command improperly released two ministers detained over alleged corruption, resulting in a shootout with the Presidential Palace Battalion. The attempted coup is the second in West and Central Africa in a week after last week’s failed coup in Sierra Leone. This is an attempted coup d’état and there will be serious consequences for everyone involved.”The small nation of Guinea-Bissau has endured multiple coups since gaining independence from Portugal nearly five decades ago. Both were being questioned over the use of government funds before the members of the National Guard secretly released them, local media reported. As a result, the National Guard — which is under the Ministry of Interior — is largely controlled by the opposition-dominated parliament.

Source: Ethiopian News December 04, 2023 12:08 UTC