Domingos Simões Pereira, the main opposition leader in Guinea‑Bissau, has been summoned to appear before a military court this week on allegations that link him to multiple coup plots against the West African nation’s military government. The move comes amid ongoing political instability following last year’s military takeover.
Pereira head of the PAIGC party, the country’s historic independence movement — was initially arrested during the November 2025 coup, which toppled then‑President Umaro Sissoco Embaló just days after a contested election. Although he was released from detention and placed under house arrest amid financial crime investigations, the military authorities now allege his involvement in at least two attempted coups in late 2023 and October 2025.
A source close to the military court told AFP that Pereira is accused of participating in “subversive actions,” and he is expected to be questioned in the coming days. This development accentuates Guinea‑Bissau’s longstanding cycle of political turmoil — the country has endured multiple coups and attempted coups since independence in 1974 and raises fresh concerns about the broader impact of military rule on governance and civil liberties.