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Nigeria: Coup - Nigeria Grants Asylum to Guinea-Bissau's Opposition Presidential Candidate
Premium Times, 1 December 2025
"Nigeria exercised its lawful discretion to prevent further deterioration of tensions and to promote social cohesion in Guinea-Bissau." Read more »
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Nigeria: Save Nigeria's Opposition Like You Did to Guinea-Bissau's, PDP Tells Tinubu
Leadership, 1 December 2025
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Bola Tinubu to extend the gesture of asylum and protection he gave to the opposition presidential candidate of… Read more »
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West Africa: Ecowas Chairman Bio Meets Guinea-Bissau Junta
Leadership, 1 December 2025
The chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Sierra Leonean President, Julius Mada Bio, said he has held… Read more »
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West Africa: Guinea-Bissau Coup Unacceptable Assault On Democracy - Ecowas Parliament
Vanguard, 3 December 2025
The ECOWAS Parliament has described the recent military coup d'etat and takeover of power in Guinea-Bissau as an unacceptable assault on democracy and a direct threat to regional… Read more »
Nigeria Grants Asylum to Guinea-Bissau Presidential Candidate
The Nigerian government has granted special protection to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Fernando Dias da Costa following reports of imminent threats to his life after the military seized power hours before the announcement of the 23 November 2025 election results.
Dias, the main opposition candidate to incumbent President Umaro Embaló, was placed under protection within the Nigerian Embassy in Guinea-Bissau with approval from President Bola Tinubu. Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested that the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission provide additional security for Dias, citing a commitment to safeguarding democratic processes and regional stability.
The coup has drawn widespread criticism, with some West African leaders, including former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, describing it as staged or a sham, allegedly aimed at preventing the announcement of the election outcome.
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The country's National Electoral Commission has stated they were "unable to conclude the electoral process" days after the African Union (AU) issued a strong condemnation of the November 26 military coup hours before the results were supposed to be declared.
In a statement, the AU Commission Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali
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Guinea-Bissau's military has sworn in General Horta Nta Na Man as transitional president and announced a one-year interim administration. This comes a day after senior officers said they had deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, halted the election process, and formed the "High Military Command for the Restoration of Order."
His main rival, Fernando Dias, claimed the
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The coup in Guinea-Bissau "feels less like a classic overthrow and more like a political stunt wrapped in military theatre", writes Daniel T. Makokera in an AllAfrica guest column. There is "a growing belief that the crisis may have been an inside job," he says - "a carefully managed confrontation used to settle scores, sideline opponents, or reassert control over institutions slipping from the
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