MBABANE:Guinea-Bissau’s former President Umaro Sissoco Embalo is allegedly hiding in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), Aljazeera reported this week quoting the AFP and Associated Press News Agencies.
Califa Soares Cassama, Embalo’s Chief of Staff confirmed to AP that the former President was in the Congolese capital-Brazzaville, unnamed Congolese Government sources also confirmed to AFP that Embalo was in Brazzaville.
It has been reported that, Embalo had initially sought refuge in neighbouring Senegal after a group of military officers on Wednesday announced that they had taken “full control” of Guinea-Bissau ahead of the release of provisional Presidential election results.
“The true motives for the coup remain unclear, with speculation and conspiracy theories circulating, including that it was carried out with Embalo’s blessing. The coup has sparked a wave of international condemnation, with regional leaders and the United Nations calling on Guinea-Bissau’s new military leaders to restore constitutional order and allow the electoral process to complete its work,”Aljazeera reported.
Umaro Sissoco Embalo was deposed in a military coup in Guinea-Bissau one day before the expected release of provisional presidential election results [File: Michel Euler/AP Photo]