Brigadier General Denis N’Canha of Guinea-Bissau has announced a military takeover and declared that the armed forces have assumed full control of the country. The president has been placed under house arrest, marking yet another reminder of how fragile political systems become when institutions are weak and corruption erodes public trust. The main opposition party and its coalition, PAIGC (and its allied coalition), were barred from contesting the 23 November 2025 presidential and parliamentary