Guinea-Bissau's ousted president Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrived in the Republic of Congo's capital Brazzaville on Saturday, days after he was overthrown by the military, Congolese government sources told AFP.

Meanwhile in the capital Bissau, the west African country's leading opposition party said its headquarters had been "invaded" by a "heavily armed militia", in the wake of the post-election coup that propelled the army to power.

The military took control of the Portuguese-speaking nation on Wednesday -- a day before the provisional results of national elections were due to be announced -- and Embalo initially left for neighbouring Senegal.

The true motives for the coup in Guinea-Bissau remain unclear, with speculation and conspiracy theories circulating -- including that the coup was

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