Guinea-Bissau’s ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has arrived in the Republic of Congo’s capital Brazzaville, days after the military seized power, a source close to him said.
Soldiers toppled Embalo’s government on Wednesday before the results of weekend presidential and legislative elections could be announced, continuing a pattern of political instability in the small Portuguese-speaking state.
Embalo had initially left Bissau for neighbouring Senegal on a special flight, as military officers installed Major-General Horta Inta as transitional President on Thursday.
The source, who asked not to be named, confirmed that Embalo was in Brazzaville without giving further details.
Africanews/Hauwa M.