The government of Ghana has condemned the overthrow of the Guinea-Bissau government by the military, a few days after the conduct of a general election.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement issued on Wednesday, (November 26, 2025), described the military takeover as unconstitutional and an assault on the democratic governance of the West African country.
“The Government of the Republic of Ghana strongly and unequivocally condemns the coup d’état carried out by elements of the military in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
“This unconstitutional usurpation of authority represents a direct assault on democratic governance and disrupts the electoral process that followed the peaceful conduct of presidential and legislative elections on November 23, 2025,” it said.
Background
A group of military officers led by the Head of the Military Office of the Guinea-Bissau Presidency, Brigadier General Denis N’Canha on Wednesday announced a takeover and suspended the electoral process until further.
The military group known as the “High Military Command for the Restoration of Order”, said they were acting to foil a plot by some unnamed politicians who allegedly had the support of a well-known drug baron to destabilise the country.
Prior to the coup d’état, the incumbent President, Umaro Sissoco Embaló and the main opposition, Domingos Simoes Pereira, both declared themselves winners ahead of the official announcement by the electoral body of the country on Thursday, November 27, 2025.
Both leaders have since been allegedly been arrested by the coup makers and detained.
Ghana’s Foreign Ministry in the statement said Ghana viewed the development with profound concern.
It added that military takeover has also dangerously interrupted the democratic trajectory of the West African nation and obstructed the anticipated announcement of the election results.
It also called for the immediate restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau and urged all actors to respect the democratic process and seek redress legally and peacefully, if any party had grievances about the electoral process.
“Any grievances arising from the elections must be addressed solely through peaceful, transparent, and legally recognised mechanisms,” it stated.
The government of Ghana further demanded that the security and fundamental rights of all citizens and foreign nationals be safeguarded.
“Particular emphasis is placed on the protection of officials of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission currently deployed in Guinea-Bissau, whose safety and secure passage must be guaranteed without delay,” it said.
It appealed to the people of Guinea-Bissau to remain calm, exercise maximum restraint, and avoid actions that may escalate the action.
The government of Ghana reaffirmed its full support for ECOWAS and the African Union in their coordinated response to the situation, in accordance with regional and continental protocols on democracy, good governance, and constitutional rule.
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