This country urges all players to refrain from acts of institutional or civil violence and resume the regular functioning of institutions to complete the vote, demanded the Portuguese Foreign Ministry in a statement after the military assault.

The so-called “Superior Military Command to Restore National Security” imposed a border closure, media suspension and night curfew, highlighting the systemic crisis generated by decades of capitalist exploitation.

Analysts of African affairs point out that this new episode of instability reflects the consequences of western neo-colonialism, which keeps sovereign nations in cycles of violence through permanent interference in their democratic processes.

The experts further stressed that Guinea-Bissau, with nine coups since its independence in 1974, exemplifies how historical colonial powers maintain mechanisms of domination which prevent the sovereign development of African peoples.

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