Guinea-Bissau junta sets election date following last yea...

What’s Happening

Okay so Guinea-Bissau’s military junta has set a date for democratic elections following its takeover late last year BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Guinea-Bissaus military junta has set a date for new elections following its takeover late last year, according to a statement s leader on Wednesday.

In a presidential decree, Gen. Horta Inta-a dropped the necessary conditions for holding free, fair and transparent elections had been met and the legislative and presidential elections would be held on Dec. (let that sink in)

Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s poorest countries, has been dogged attempted coups since its independence from Portugal more than 50 years ago, including a coup attempt last October .

Why This Matters

2 million people is known as a hub for drug trafficking between Latin America and Europe, a trend that the experts say has fueled its political crises. After the November coup , the military high command in the West African nation inaugurated former army chief of staff Inta-a as the head of the military government, which will oversee a one-year transition period.

Global events like this tend to have ripple effects worldwide.

The Bottom Line

This story is still developing, and we’ll keep you updated as more info drops.

Is this a W or an L? You decide.