BREAKING: Tension as military announces takeover, suspends electoral process in West African nation
Military authorities in Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday declared that they had assumed full control of the country, announcing the suspension of all electoral activities and an immediate closure of national borders.
The development comes just three days after the nation conducted its legislative and presidential elections.
The declaration followed reports of heavy gunfire earlier in the day around the presidential palace in Bissau..Read original/full details