“The MSC decides, in accordance with the provisions of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance 2001 (A/SP/12/01), to suspend Guinea-Bissau from all ECOWAS decision-making bodies until the restoration of full and effective constitutional order in the country,” the statement announcing the decision of the bloc read. In October 2025, the army announced the arrest of officers accused of planning to subvert constitutional order, and finally, on November 26, 2025, army officers, referring to themselves as “The High Military Command for the Restoration of Order,” announced they had ousted Embaló a day before presidential election results were to be announced. The military is a servant of the people, like all civil and public servants, and should never elevate itself above the constitution and the wishes of the people,” he said.
Author: Punch Newspapers
Published at: 2025-11-30 23:21:31
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