Bissau, Nov 27, 2025 (AFP) - G.Bissau military appoints general as 'transition president' for one year

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2025-11-27

The Guinea-Bissau military appointed a general as the country's new leader Thursday for one year, a day after seizing power and arresting the president of the coup-prone west African nation. "I have just been sworn in to lead the High Command," General Horta N'Tam declared after taking the oath of office in a ceremony at the military's headquarters, AFP journalists observed. Dozens of heavily armed soldiers were deployed at the scene. sjd-aye-bfm......

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