Africa: All of Africa Today – December 3, 2025

Nigeria Grants Asylum to Guinea-Bissau Presidential Candidate

Nigeria granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Fernando Dias da Costa just days after a military coup halted the release of election results. Dias, the main challenger to President Umaro Sissoco Embaló in the 23 November poll, had taken refuge in the Nigerian embassy after receiving threats and said he narrowly escaped arrest when armed men raided his campaign headquarters during the coup. Nigeria’s Foreign Minister…