Guinea-Bissau Coup: Brig. Gen. Denis N’Canha Announces State Takeover

OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUÉ

High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order

Guinea-Bissau — 26 November 2025

The High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order, constituted by the senior leadership of the various branches of the Armed Forces, hereby informs the Nation and the international community that it has assumed the full powers of the State of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.

This decision reflects our unwavering commitment to the values of national security, civil peace, the defense of territorial integrity, and the preservation of the independence of Guinea-Bissau.

1. Discovery of a National Destabilization Plot

The High Military Command is responding to the discovery of an advanced and dangerous plan to destabilize the country, designed and executed through an operational scheme involving:

Certain national political actors;

The participation of a well-known drug baron with national and foreign connections.

Attempts to manipulate electoral results in the ongoing electoral process.