Coup: Guinea-Bissau president beefs up personal security

Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has appointed two new officials to protect his security, who took up their duties on Monday with the head of state alluding to coups d’etat elsewhere in Africa.

The security appointments were made shortly after coups in Niger and Gabon, both carried out by the security officials of the government.

General Tomas Djassi was named as head of presidential security, while General Horta Inta was appointed as chief of staff for the president on Friday.

These two positions have long existed in the government’s organisational structure but have not been filled for several decades.

Source: punch