African President Arrested in Military Coup

African president arrested in military coup as generals announce 'we have total control' By Allison Bloom, 23 hours ago Alfonso Ribeiro throws an annual Friendsgiving for the entire Dancing with the Stars cast and their dance partners, with attendees like Jenn Tran joining last year. Speaking to US Weekly, he explained, "We invite all of the Dancing With the Stars dancers that don't have homes to go to, that [don't have] family that live here. We have them over and say, 'Come on, let's all get together and share this wonderful holiday.'" A coup is actively transpiring in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Military officers appeared on television to say they have claimed "total control" of the country. Nov. 26th is a date that will go down in Guinea-Bissau's history books. The scene began this morning when shots were fired outside the Presidential Palace in Bissau, where the election commission headquarters are located. Hundreds of civilians fled as armed officers seized the government complex and detained President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. All borders have reportedly been closed. The takeover comes just three days after a highly contested presidential election. Key Virginia congressional races that could determine control of house 200 Kenyans recruited by Russia to fight on Ukraine frontlines Both Embaló, the incumbent, and opposition candidate Fernando Dias prematurely declared victory, raising fears of a repeat of the 2019 electoral crisis, when competing claims sent the country into four months of political chaos. A coup takes place in Guinea-Bissau on Nov. 26 Alfonso Ribeiro throws an annual Friendsgiving for the entire Dancing with the Stars cast and their dance partners, with attendees like Jenn Tran joining last year. Speaking to US Weekly, he explained, "We invite all of the Dancing With the Stars dancers that don't have homes to go to, that [don't have] family that live here. We have them over and say, 'Come on, let's all get together and share this wonderful holiday.'" Brigadier General Denis N'Canha spoke on national television on behalf of the military's high command, announcing their grievances and intentions. "The High Military Command for the reestablishment of national and public order decides to immediately depose the President of the Republic, to suspend, until new orders, all institutions of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau," said N'Canha. He claimed the intervention was prompted by a destabilization plot orchestrated by "certain national politicians" and "well-known national and foreign drug barons" seeking to commit election fraud. He claimed that "domestic and foreign nationals" attempted to "manipulate electoral results to implement this plan." A soldier holds his weapon while patrolling a street near the scene of gunfire Alfonso Ribeiro throws an annual Friendsgiving for the entire Dancing with the Stars cast and their dance partners, with attendees like Jenn Tran joining last year. Speaking to US Weekly, he explained, "We invite all of the Dancing With the Stars dancers that don't have homes to go to, that [don't have] family that live here. We have them over and say, 'Come on, let's all get together and share this wonderful holiday.'" Guinea-Bissau has a long history of instability. The UN identified Guinea-Bissau as a "narco state" in 2008 because of its role in the global cocaine trade. Located between Senegal and Guinea, its geography has made it the perfect drop-off point for Colombian drug cartels. Additionally, according to the World Bank, the average yearly income in 2024 in the country of 2.2 million was just $963, making it one of the poorest nations in the world. Just days earlier, leading up to the election, political analyst Augusto Nansambe said that, "The democracy we knew ... is no longer the model we are experiencing; we are experiencing a model defined by a single person." This election was said to be one of the most contentious votes in recent history because of the exclusion of the main opposition party. President Umaro Sissoco Embalo