General Horta Inta-A has been sworn in as the transitional President of Guinea-Bissau, one day after army officers announced they had deposed the country’s president, staging the West African nation’s latest military coup.
“I have just been sworn in to lead the high command,” Inta-A declared, after taking the oath of office in a ceremony at the military’s headquarters on Thursday, AFP journalists observed.
Having served until now as the chief of staff of the country’s army, Inta-A is considered to have been close in recent years with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who was deposed on Wednesday.
He said evidence had been “sufficient to justify the operation”, adding that “necessary measures are urgent and important and require everyone’s participation”.
The African Union (AU) Commission chairperson on Thursday condemned the military coup and called for the immediate and unconditional release of Embalo and all detained officials, the AU said in a statement.
Military officers, referring to themselves as “the High Military Command for the Restoration of Order”, said in a televised statement on Wednesday that they had ousted Embalo, in the latest episode of turmoil in the coup-prone country. | AlJazeera
Photo: Guinea-Bissau General Horta Inta-A salutes an officer during the swearing-in ceremony as the transitional leader and chief of the High Command in Bissau on Thursday, November 27, 2025 | Patrick Meinhardt/AFP via AlJazeera
