Guinea-Bissau hit by coup d'état, arrest of president: Military officers in Guinea-Bissau declared on Wednesday that they had "total control" of the West African country, closing its borders and suspending its electoral process three days after general elections, with military sources confirming the arrest of its president. The announcement followed heavy gunfire that rang out near the presidential palace earlier in the day, as Omar Njie, an independent reporter in Guinea-Bissau, recounts. | CGT