An army general has been sworn in as Guinea-Bissau’s new head of state a day after an apparent coup.
Gen Horta N’Tam becomes the transitional president for a period of one year. He took the oath on Thursday, in brief and muted proceedings in the army headquarters.
The military had already suspended the electoral process and blocked the release of the results of Sunday’s presidential election which were expected on Thursday.
Some civil society groups in Guinea-Bissau have accused outgoing President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of masterminding a “simulated coup” against himself with the help of the military, saying it was a ruse to block election results from coming out in case he loses.