Heavy gunfire has been heard in the capital of Guinea-Bissau near the seat of the government, according to media reports.
Heavily-armed men surrounded the Palace of Government on Tuesday, where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam were believed to have gone to attend a cabinet meeting.
The presidential palace is located on the edge of the capital close to the airport.
The state broadcaster reported that the shooting has damaged the Government Palace and that “invaders” are holding government officials.
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MILITARY COUP WILL SOON TAKE OVER POWER IN NIGERIA.
President Muhammadu Buhari do not have a political successor.
Democracy is nonsense when it comes to african affair they should kick out french influence. French speaking african countries are waking up
Is time for Africa to be free Africa free Africa free Africa
Naija military, what are you guys waiting for! You can’t see your mate ni ! 😎🤔😝
It ok as long as it is Guinea Bissau the president is a thief
It’s remain Nigeria..
We are waiting……
It will be a cataclysm, Nigeria carries the entire economy of West Africa.
You know what makes happy about these coups in Africa? ALL of them are happening to French/Western puppet regimes. lmao
We tired of these corrupt leaders
Africa is awakening …
God bless Guinea bissau …
We need more please
No worries there is more to come my friend. The leaders in west Africa use the armies gangs to oppress their own people and extremely corrupt, so there we go again. I believe there is more to come.
What’s odd I just watch documentary on the corrupt president there a few weeks ago.
West Africa 🤝 Coups
The French are again playing their dirty hands.. Everything is going to be better when the French will be out…
It’s the year of the Coups ❕
lol just one coup after another in africa honestly Europe should just take control again and then slowly grant independence to nations that can prove stablity.
How do you think we got here moron?
Nigeria prepare oh , e fit set anytime oh I go soon comort for Nija self
Too many babies country. Everyone 10 children.
This is due to lack of demoracy and patrimonial which is cost to the population rather than benefit
When you put it like that it makes sense why the French army threatened to overthrow the main party in control of France repeatedly
Let the military takeover, coz the whole block was now in the hands of a colonizer… FRANCE…
Set back in democracy hahahahahahaha
The high rate of coup in west African should not surprise anyone at all…. because the level of corruption of the so called Democratic governments is far far beyond the human imagination….
Africa don’t need democracy
all those greedy leaders must be deposed
I love this, I’m sure the rests of west Africans leaders terrified seen their gang members take down in broad daylight. You better watch out Mr President, otherwise you going be next.
Is this the guinea that has oil or it is another guinea?
It doesn’t matter
Guinea Bissaus just wanted the neoliberal government gone due to corruption problems and failing to keep civilians safe
Dieu a donné le droit à Muhammad bin Abdullah sur son père Abu Lahab et Dieu l’a détruit pour son opposition au Messager de Dieu,Et les hypocrites disent que tu n’as aucun droit contre ton père, peu importe combien il te désobéit et le droit de Dieu, il te mérite plus que Dieu et Son messager……Les hypocrites et les lâches n’ont pas de succès dans leur vie dans ce monde ou dans l’au-delà Comment peut-on obtenir quelque chose quand on en a peur Dieu a créé l’homme en détresse…….Il est impossible pour une personne d’être courageuse si elle ne se bat pas pour son peuple.Tous les prophètes et les grands se sont battus pour leur peuple Et les libérer de la servitude de l’esclavage et ont élevé le statut de leur peuple.Qu’est-ce qui ne va pas chez vous, mon peuple, de ne pas vous battre pour la patrie alors que vous étiez les fils de la patrie ?Seuls les hypocrites et les lâches t’empêchent de te battre,Les hypocrites et les lâches ne savent-ils pas que leur mort leur est plus chère que la vie, et qu’ils n’ont fait qu’augmenter la nation en poids et en faiblesse,Personne ne reçoit le cadeau de Dieu sauf après avoir combattu,L’histoire vous montrera la vérité du dicton, argumentateur……Quelle est la différence entre l’hypocrite et l’honnête, la différence entre eux est simple pour les gens d’esprit,L’hypocrite vous le soutenez dans l’injustice et l’hypocrite vous trahit après avoir obtenu le résultat souhaité,Et l’honnête et digne de confiance, vous vous opposez à lui dans la vérité, et l’honnête et digne de confiance vous aidera après la victoire de Dieu et une conquête proche……Parfois, vous entendez les hypocrites accuser la personne honnête et véridique d’être le propriétaire de la sédition, et la raison en est que l’honnête expose le mal de ses actions et montre les mensonges de ses paroles Les faibles hypocrites sont vaincus injustement,Dieu et Son Messager ont ordonné aux honnêtes et dignes de confiance de dénoncer les hypocrites devant le peuple,Et la vérité est plus correcte de dire que les hypocrites sont les propriétaires de la calamité, ils voient cela et ne disent pas,S’ils étaient chargés du même fardeau que les opprimés, vous entendriez leurs cris en tout lieu et en tout temps.Que Dieu détruise les hypocrites, et que les lâches en aient autant…..Ndéyssan.La religion vous empêche de beaucoup de choses viles. Certaines personnes pensent que vous êtes une personne arrogante…. Et demandez à ceux qui réclament la paix et l’instauration de la justice sans tuer Entendez-vous ou étudiez-vous plus souvent la mise en place de quelque chose sans tuer certains de ses opposants ?Combien de musulmans sont morts pour la religion, combien se sont battus, ont été tués et ont tué les infidèles ?Pour l’amour de Dieu, et c’est la meilleure de toutes les religions Ceci est arrivé au Messager de Dieu, comment sans lui ?…….La parole de vérité vainc les hypocrites, n’hésitez pas à le dire
wtf is with all these coups in Africa
Frances is behind all these coups in west Africa
This is what happens when you don’t have constitutional separation of the military from political life, and apolitical military subservience of government.
Democracy needs a strong, well constructed foundation in order to function. Without such a foundation, coup d’etats, tribalism and infighting are inevitable.
It’s irrelevant what the “Constitution says”. The guys with the guns and loyalty can do whatever they like, Constitution or not. This is the real world, little sheltered child. Pick up a history book. Just in case you didn’t know, the President is the Commander of the military in the US Constitution. It is is in Article 2 under the enumerated powers of the President. No separation. Con Law lesson number 1. What do they teach in schools these days.
What a lame attempt at trolling. Your username@The CCP is a parasite makes you obvious.
Anyone with more than a passing glance at your argument can see how nonsense it is.
French puppets are falling like flies
💪💪✌️✌️✌️👍👍
Just another African Islamic loving country that has seen every one of them who took independence after WW2 go on to butcher and slaughter millions of their own people across Africa. Nobody can help them, as they’ll be accused of being colonialists (while they all colonise our own western countries today). Best to just move on.
Lick up all African dictators
Maintain the military pressure to transform Africa.
Lick up all presidents that are corrupt and reorganize the political processes to return to Democratic government properly by instituting new progressive laws and political affairs in Africa
I backs the military take overs
I am a military man and I support the military processes taking place
It’s time to coup Ecowas and AU.
African readers are enemy of the people
They only help the European government to steal Africa source.
Stay away from Guinea Bissau! A Coup d’Etat by a Patriotic Military is HIGHLY NEEDED in Guinea Bissau.
That USELESS DICTATOR, EMBALO, has been doing EVERYTHING to destroy the INSTITUTIONS OF DEMOCRACY in Bissau and make himself President for life. Buying LUXURY for himself from Europe while his people languish in POVERTY and EXTREME BRUTALITY from the part of the Military that is loyal to him.
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So many demons in west africa lately
Oh after the arabs spring are we heading to an african spring? Hopefully this goes futher south..and sweep all of these p of s wanna be king that called themselves president.
China is behind this, causing it w policies or subverting those that resist such policies.. sad!
The President of Kenya told you to stop reporting in other countries by misleading the world…. You’re in Dakar Senegal and you’re not saying so…. Ignorance from the so called first world will think Dakar is the capital of Guinea Bissau….. Utter nonsense
coup here coup there… wtf is happen in west africa
Ah, another stable African country
No wonder Africa
I pray these coup extend to Nigeria…. The poor people of Nigeria are suffering in the hands of elites in power!
Is there any need for Democracy in west africa when nearly all of the president changed the constitution to stay in power for as long as they want?
Proper cooperation of people of Guinea Bissau is needed to prevent it like what happened to Turkey/Turkiye
Idiot
Bring peace ✌️ in this beautiful country. , Stope
Ecowas and UN get lost Africa wake up .
Africa home of coup!
Many coup in your country make hard to advance. And majority country in Africa there are many coup. Conclusion “Coup in many country in Africa make him a backward continent”
Sudan, Egyp, Mali, Burkina Faso, Libya, etc. And now Guinea Bissau
There’s 54 countries in Africa. You just mentioned a few which are unstable. Fvck off
Unbelievable
ECOWAS is falling, French influence is being reduced. Military strongman are looking more and more to the east and allying with Russia and China, as the period of Western hegemony is quickly coming to an end.
China itself now plently of jobless and running out of money.
looks like the world war 3 gonna expand in Africa as well…?!
Hope we don’t have French paw 🐾 across the region to keep puppets in check!
This insanity is spreading like coronavirus on African continent too bad for all those corrupt leaders who are feeding on the blood of their own citizens every evil and corrupt leader who oppressed he’s people are going to follow one day
I no longer understand if these coups are to establish democracy or to disrupt democracy….
Ethiopia is next.
And they want our help for the poor. What a joke. So much on guns and bullets they spend.
Most West and Central African countries where military coups and unstable governments take place is due to French influence.
Who is really responsible for this coup and attempting coup in Africa
Ecowas are corrupt that’s why all these coups are happening because they recognised rigged election as free and fair if the incumbent bribes them money 💰 💸 👀
All those counties money are in the France banking systems and African struggle continue until total freedom is achieve by our people.
So this is why the US media conspirators distracted the world with Ukrein and Russia to have a clear way to assassin another president who wants the best for its people and don’t want to give the resources free to the US
What’s wrong with these stupid francophone west Africa
The problem is that, Members of ECOWAS are corrupt leaders too. How can corrupt people lead an organization well?
What would President Buhari of Nigeria say as he is the Chief of Coup plotters?
😂 coups so hot right now
Saying No elected official has been able to finish their time in office, that’s not true.
José Mário Vaz did completed ✅ his time in office (2014–2020)
There is a virus that has killed and is killing many people for many years. That virus is called hunger and its vaccine is food!
But no one talks about it.
Because this virus does not kill the rich!
We must first eradicate poverty then we can call ourselves a developing nation!
This problem will gradually go away only if the problem of unemployment around is solved.
its the US Gov. causing these globally. look at the unregistered flights to countries that the US owes money to. starting with the smaller ones. its all about deflection.
Once Guinea Bissau falls Macky Sall of Senegal will be next
What really happens in West Africa, I don’t see this problem in Eastern and Southern Africa
New waves of coup in Africa! These military coups are being possible because root causes of the ongoing African political crises had wrongly addressed since independence periods. And sometimes, Democratic countries that could help to find a lasting African solution, do involve themselves in these events under the so called‘national interests or security’, and help dictators to cling on power!
Coup in africa is trending right now
ECOWAS 😂 Go back to your barracks 🧏♂️
Africa! 🙆🏾♂️
This what happens when Civilian Governments in the name of Democracy had failed to develop their countries.
Corruption, amassing of wealth, lavish living and ostentatious living at the expense of their masses.
Africa is not poor, but look at the continent development?. Nothing to be proud of.
What is wrong with African Leaders?.
It seems they are blind to the plight of the masses and oblivious to developments.
People are frustrated and very angry.
Next is Nigeria or Cameroon. People are tired of the clowns in power
Ya with 10 children and all die in 40s. 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
Why are there suddenly back to back to back to back coups happening all over Africa ? Doesn’t anyone who keeps up with the news notice that ? I mean this is the 2nd coup I’m witnessing this week alone ! Makes u wonder why all of a sudden people who are pro America are showing up & taking over countries lmao America loosing it they’re scared of Russian and Chinese influence lmao
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Another elections in Africa
Since trump said election fraud now every country speak the same thing after an election. Since Myanmar army took over, now armies around the world trying to do the same thing bc there are no consequences from the US and the UN regarding that. By settling things in Myanmar they could have set a huge example in front of world.
Poor military training and security personel.
Wonder the reporter saying USA is concern where no other countries concerning?
Democracy is stolen and the constitution in most West African states is flawed. Africans are fed up with the fake democracy West Africa and these coups are the first stages of a civil wars …next is Nigeria
Democracy is seen as a scam in Africa especially in the west African legions corruption is on the very increase.
People are losing there trust in a democratic process
Something strange is going on.
I would say there is genocide going on in cassmance done by Senegalese soldiers and now they expand it to Gambia in Fonyi region and Un should be concern this is happening right now
West African disease not much different to covid19 etc ..
Western regime change in progress
The reason why there are so many coup in Africa is because they don’t have a leader like Lee Kuan Yew. The elected leaders in Africa are corrupted and only interested in exploiting the people together with the Western corporations.
I will tell you what I will bring a sandstorm, toward there to wade the balance of destruction, to make blind those who can only see corruption so when they open their eyes they see the light.
Another Democracy Lost by Biden. More to follow
How can a correspondent in Senegal be reporting about Guinea-Bissau?
Really sad, only spreading fake and wrong news to the world, he constantly affirm that the presidential palace was under attack, and he was 100% wrong it was the government palace that was under attack. sad to have this kind of journalist’s in our region.
And he affirm that none of the countries elected authority’s completed their term in power, I really request him to awaken his memory, because that affirmation was wrong.