Guinea-Bissau's deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has arrived in neighbouring Senegal following his release by military forces that toppled his government this week, Senegal's authorities have announced. It follows negotiations by the regional West African bloc Ecowas to secure his transfer amid rising tensions in Guinea-Bissau. Senegal's foreign ministry stated Embaló had landed safely on a chartered military flight late Thursday. The military in Guinea-Bissau has sworn in a new transitional leader, Gen Horta N'Tam, who will govern the coup-stricken nation for a year. Wednesday's coup happened just a day before the announcement of provisional presidential and parliamentary election results. The military has suspended the electoral process and announced plans to block any actions by politicians purportedly backed by a notorious drug baron to create instability. Tension remains high in the capital, Bissau, where shops and markets were closed. Reactions have come in from international bodies, with Ecowas suspending Guinea-Bissau from all decision-making organs until constitutional order is reinstated, while UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed deep concern for the situation, calling for an immediate restoration of democracy.