An army general, Horta N’Tam, has been sworn in as Guinea-Bissau’s new head of state following a military coup that occurred a day after the presidential election. The military suspended the electoral process and accused unnamed politicians of plotting to destabilize the country, while civil society groups alleged that the outgoing President Umaro Sissoco Embaló orchestrated the coup to avoid losing the election. Gunshots were reported in the capital, Bissau, amid the upheaval, with several political figures detained. The situation has drawn international concern, with calls for a return to constitutional order from entities such as Portugal and the African Union.
