Senegal PM Calls Guinea-Bissau Coup a 'Sham', Demands Election Resumption

Guinea-Bissau Coup Condemned

• 🇸🇳 Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has labeled the recent coup in Guinea-Bissau a 'sham' and a baseless power grab.
• 📣 Sonko is demanding that the disrupted presidential election in Guinea-Bissau be allowed to continue.

Military Takeover and New Leadership

• 🏛️ Major General Horta Inahar was sworn in as Guinea-Bissau's transitional president following the military's toppling of civilian leadership.
• 🗳️ The coup occurred before the results of the presidential election, which pitted incumbent Omaro Embalo Susoko against newcomer Fernando Diaz, could be announced.
• 🤝 The new government is reportedly led by allies of the ousted president, with the new prime minister having directed Embalo's presidential campaign.

Allegations and Instability

• 🚫 The opposition coalition supporting Diaz has denounced the coup as an attempt by Embalo to prevent the proclamation of his election defeat.
• 💊 Inahar claimed the coup was necessary to prevent narco-traffickers from capturing Guinea-Bissau's democracy.
• 🗓️ Inahar has vowed to oversee a transition period lasting one year.
• 🌍 The coup highlights Guinea-Bissau's pattern of instability, including a history of military interventions and its role as a cocaine transport hub.