Sierra Leone recently experienced a presidential election with irregularities in the results, followed by the arrest of military members on suspicions of a coup plot. It has now been revealed that the violence on Sunday was actually a coup attempt. In response to a thwarted coup attempt, Guinea-Bissau's president dissolved parliament and announced fresh elections, citing a new crisis in the nation.
Guinea-Bissau dissolves parliament after coup bid The president of Guinea-Bissau dissolved parliament on Monday ahead of fresh elections, saying an "attempted coup" had plunged the West African nation into a new crisis. https://t.co/wSY9uuyIMl
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolves the nation’s parliament with immediate effect, following an attempted coup https://t.co/yVWnF3XvE8
The president of Guinea-Bissau on Monday dissolved parliament ahead of fresh elections saying an "attempted coup" had plunged the West African nation into a new crisis. ⬇️ https://t.co/LzRuWJRS76
Guinea Bissau president dissolves parliament after foiled coup https://t.co/QNEqQ5aEeV https://t.co/8Rk0M9wrge
Guinea-Bissau president says this week’s violence was ‘attempted coup’ https://t.co/PZzAV7eYik
The West African nation of Sierra Leone announced on Tuesday that it had arrested 13 military officials and one civilian in connection with a thwarted coup attempt on Sunday, when 20 people were killed and more than 2,000 prisoners were let loose. https://t.co/fiNnxbNbmT
Sierra Leone had a presidential election in June that was widely slammed by observers for irregularities in the results. In August, the govt arrested military members on suspicions of a coup plot. Now it's just been admitted that Sunday's violence was actually a coup attempt