Six persons were reportedly detained over the weekend in Sao
Tome and Principe, a country in Central Africa, following a failed coup
attempt.
Announcing the development at a media briefing on Friday,
Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada said those arrested included Delfim Neves, a
former president of the national assembly, and Arlecio Costa, identified as a
former soldier.
According to Al Jazeera, the development comes barely two
weeks after Neves lost his position in the national assembly after the
Independent Democratic Action, which Travoada belongs to, won a majority of
legislative seats.
In a statement on Sunday, the Nigerian government condemned
the attempted coup, adding that it stands in solidarity with the democratically
elected government of Sao Tome and Principe.
“The Government of
Nigeria condemns, in its entirety, the attempted coup d’etat reported in the
early hours of 25th November, 2022 in Sao Tome and Principe and stands in
solidarity with the democratically elected government of the country,” the
statement by Francisca Omayuli, spokesperson to the foreign affairs ministry,
reads.
“Nigeria calls on the good people of São Tomé and Principe
to lend necessary support to the newly elected government of Prime Minister
Patrice Trovoada, in its efforts to address the challenges bedeviling the
country and leverage on the gains of democracy for the good of its populace.
“The Government of Nigeria will continue to support the
African Union’s position, upheld by the various Regional Economic Communities
that coups d’état in Africa will not be condoned.”
Also, in a tweet on Friday, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, president
of Guinea-Bissau, condemned the attempted coup, describing Sao Tome and
Principe as a model of democracy in Africa.
“I condemn with the greatest pain and firmness the coup
attempt that took place on the night of Thursday 24 to Friday 25 November in
Sao Tome and Principe. #SAOTOME -ET-PRINCIPE is one of the countries considered
as a model of parliamentary democracy in Africa,” Embaló wrote.
Je condamne avec la plus grande peine et fermeté la tentative de coup d'État qui a eu lieu dans la nuit de jeudi 24 à vendredi 25 novembre à Sao Tomé-et-Principe. #SAOTOME-ET-PRINCIPE est un des pays considéré comme un modèle de démocratie parlementaire en Afrique, pic.twitter.com/DXkzNUZZIn
— Umaro Sissoco Embaló (@USEmbalo) November 25, 2022
The coup attempt in Sao Tome and Principe comes amid several
coups in African countries in recent years.
The most recent was in September 2022, when Ibrahim Traore, army captain in Burkina Faso, ousted Paul-Henri Damiba, the country’s military leader.
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