He made the disclosure on his verified Facebook page and posted photos with the Army Generals and Prime Minister, Nuno Gomes in seemingly good condition at the Presidential Palace.
Guinea Bissau President and Prime Minister
President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea Bissau has announced that he's safe after an attempted coup failed in the country.
He made the disclosure on his verified Facebook page and posted photos with the Army Generals and Prime Minister, Nuno Gomes in seemingly good condition at the Presidential Palace.
"I'm fine, the situation has been brought under control," President Umaro Sissoco Embaló told Jeune Afrique around 7 p.m. local time.
Reached by telephone, the Bissau-Guinean head of state assured that he was at the presidential palace.
He specified that the shootings, had lasted 5 hours and that there were “a lot of dead”. "They are the work of isolated elements," he added.
With a caption:
Calm returns to Guinea Bissau.