Military officers claim ‘total control’ of Guinea-Bissau in potential coup

Military officers on Wednesday claimed to have taken “total control” of Guinea-Bissau in a potential coup, as the country awaits the results of national elections.

The officers said they had suspended the electoral process and closed the borders, in a statement read at the headquarters of the army general staff and broadcast on state television.

Earlier in the day, gunshots were heard near the presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau’s…