Nigeria grants asylum to presidential candidate Fernando Dias

Nigeria has granted asylum to Fernando Dias, a presidential candidate in Guinea-Bissau, following a coup that halted the election results. Dias, who faced threats, was under protection at the Nigerian embassy, while the incumbent president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, fled the country amid military control. The West African bloc Ecowas is urging a return to constitutional order and has suspended Guinea-Bissau from its decision-making bodies. Speculation surrounds the motives of the coup, with allegations of it being staged to manipulate election outcomes.

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