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A coup d'état was attempted in Guinea-Bissau on 1 February 2022.[1][2][3] President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said that "many" members of the security forces had been killed in a "failed attack against democracy."[4]
The president Umaro Sissoco Embalo told AFP news agency in a telephone call: "All is well" and added that the situation is "under control".[5][6] He said that the failed coup attempt may have been linked to drug trade and was an assassination attempt, "It wasn't just a coup. It was an attempt to kill the president, the prime minister and all the cabinet." He also stated that the army was not involved in the failed coup.[7]
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said in a statement, "ECOWAS condemns the coup attempt and holds the military responsible for the physical integrity of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and members of his government. ECOWAS asks the military to return to their barracks and maintain a republican posture."[8] The African Union also condemned the 'attempted coup'. President of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, called "on the military to return to their barracks without delay and to protect the physical safety of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and members of his government and to immediately free those of them who are in detention."[9]
Coup
Armed men surrounded the government palace on 1 February, where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam were believed to have gone to attend a cabinet meeting. The state broadcaster reported that the shooting damaged the government palace, which is located close to the airport, and that "invaders" were holding government officials. Al Jazeera reporter, Nicolas Haque, said it was unclear whether the gunfire was the presidential guards trying to protect the president, or if there was an attack on the government palace.[5]
The president told AFP news agency in a telephone call: "All is well" and added that the situation is "under control". The cabinet announced Embalo would speak to the nation from the government palace on the evening of 1 February and invited reporters to attend the speech there. Earlier, Portugal’s foreign affairs minister said that Embalo was at his official residence, but it was not clear if the attack on the government was over. "The latest information I have is positive given that the president is already at his palace, at his official residence … but we still don’t know if the attack is over," Augusto Santos Silva said in an interview with Portuguese broadcaster RTP.[10]
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said that "many" members of the security forces had been killed in a "failed attack against democracy."[4] He stated that attackers had tried to enter the compound just after the cabinet meeting but had been repelled. "It wasn't just a coup. It was an attempt to kill the president, the prime minister and all the cabinet," he said. He added that the attack "was well prepared and organised and could also be related to people involved in drug trafficking", giving no further details. He suggested in a video that the army was not involved in the coup attempt. "I can assure you that no camp joined this attempted coup. It was isolated. It is linked to people we have fought against," he said, without elaborating.[11]
See also
- 2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état
- 2021 Guinean coup d'état
- 2021 Malian coup d'état
- 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état
References
- ^ "Fears of Guinea-Bissau coup attempt amid gunfire in capital". the Guardian. 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "Gunfire near government house in Guinea-Bissau". France 24. 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ a b "Guinea-Bissau president says 'many' dead after 'failed attack against democracy'". France 24. 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ a b "Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Dabo, Alberto (2022-02-01). "Calm has returned to Guinea-Bissau, posts on president's accounts say". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Dabo, Alberto (2022-02-01). "Guinea-Bissau president: Failed coup may have been linked to drug trade". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Dabo, Alberto (2022-02-01). "Calm has returned to Guinea-Bissau, posts on president's accounts say". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Dabo, Alberto (2022-02-01). "Guinea-Bissau president: Failed coup may have been linked to drug trade". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
