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Guinea-Bissau president flees to Senegal after coup
Guinea-Bissau’s deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has arrived in neighbouring Senegal following his release by the military forces who toppled his government this week, Senegal’s authorities have announced. It follows negotiations by the regional West African bloc Ecowas to secure his transfer amid rising tensions in Guinea-Bissau. Senegal’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Embaló had landed in the…
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ECOWAS condemns Guinea-Bissau coup, orders immediate restoration of constitutional rule
By Kunle Sanni – Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have condemned the coup d’état carried out in Guinea-Bissau on 26 November 2025, calling for the immediate restoration of constitutional order and the release of all detained officials, including President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. The position was declared during an extraordinary virtual session of the ECOWAS Mediation…
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Pope Leo on first foreign trip says future of humanity at stake from conflict
Pope Leo XIV has warned that the world should not give into “a heightened level of conflict on the global level”, at the start of his foreign trip in Turkey. “The future of humanity is at stake, said the Pope, urging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to act as a source of stability because of the need to promote dialogue and…
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Tinubu joins West African leaders in virtual ECOWAS summit on Guinea-Bissau crisis
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday participated in a high-level virtual summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), where regional leaders convened via Zoom to deliberate on the escalating political situation in Guinea-Bissau. The meeting, which President Tinubu joined from the Presidential Villa in Abuja, brought together heads of state to assess stability concerns…
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South Africa hits back after Trump says US won’t invite it for G20 next year
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has described as “regrettable” the announcement by US President Donald Trump that South Africa would not be invited to take part in next year’s G20 summit in Florida. In a social media post, Trump said South Africa had refused to hand over the G20 presidency to a US embassy representative at last week’s summit in…
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Jonathan, other African leaders trapped in Guinea-Bissau after military coup
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is among several African leaders stranded in Guinea-Bissau after a military coup plunged the country into political uncertainty. Jonathan is part of a 36-member high-profile delegation representing the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the West African Elders Forum (WAEF), which had travelled to the country to monitor Sunday’s…
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Guinea-Bissau soldiers say they have taken power after reports of president’s arrest
A group of military officers say they have seized control of Guinea-Bissau amid reports that the president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, has been arrested. Shortly after gunshots were heard in the capital, Bissau, government sources told the BBC that Embaló had been detained. Military officers then appeared on state TV, saying they had suspended the electoral process and would be in…
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Carney says trade talks with Trump to resume ‘when it matters’
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney says trade talks with the US will resume “when it’s appropriate”, dismissing questions about his most recent communication with President Donald Trump. Asked when he last spoke to Trump, Carney responded: “Who cares? It’s a detail. I’ll speak to him again when it matters.” The prime minister’s remarks come after trade talks were derailed last…
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Pope Leo XIV demands immediate release of 315 kidnapped students, teachers in Niger
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for the release of over 300 hostages taken from the St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri in the Agwarra local government of Niger State. The Pope said “I learned with immense sadness the news of the kidnappings of priests, faithful, and students in Nigeria and Cameroon”. “I make a heartfelt appeal for…
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G20 Sherpas reach agreement on leaders’ declaration ahead of Johannesburg summit
After five days of negotiations, G20 sherpas reached an agreement on a Leaders’ Declaration at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, ahead of the summit scheduled to start on Saturday at Nasrec, south of Johannesburg. The declaration is seen as a victory for South Africa, which had insisted on a full Leaders’ Declaration rather than a Chair’s Statement. Details on the final…
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