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| Guinea-Bissau's President Vaz sacks his government | Guinea-Bissau's President Vaz sacks his government |
| (about 4 hours later) | |
| Guinea-Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz has dismissed the government following a rift with Prime Minister Domingos Pereira. | Guinea-Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz has dismissed the government following a rift with Prime Minister Domingos Pereira. |
| The two men are said to have disagreed on a number of issues including the use of aid money and the return to Guinea-Bissau of a former army chief of staff. | The two men are said to have disagreed on a number of issues including the use of aid money and the return to Guinea-Bissau of a former army chief of staff. |
| The West African state returned to civilian rule in June last year. | The West African state returned to civilian rule in June last year. |
| With a history of coups, no elected leader has served a full term since independence from Portugal in 1974. | With a history of coups, no elected leader has served a full term since independence from Portugal in 1974. |
| Many senior military officers have also been accused of turning the country into a narco-state as it a major hub for cocaine smuggled from Latin America to Europe. | Many senior military officers have also been accused of turning the country into a narco-state as it a major hub for cocaine smuggled from Latin America to Europe. |
| BBC Africa's Zenaida Machado says the announcement follows weeks of tension between the president and the prime minister. | BBC Africa's Zenaida Machado says the announcement follows weeks of tension between the president and the prime minister. |
| In a televised address, Mr Vaz said a simple reshuffle would not be sufficient to solve the problem. | In a televised address, Mr Vaz said a simple reshuffle would not be sufficient to solve the problem. |
| "It is public knowledge that there is a crisis undermining the proper working of institutions," he said. | |
| 'Unpredictable consequences' | |
| The UN Security Council has asked the leaders to resume dialogue. | The UN Security Council has asked the leaders to resume dialogue. |
| Earlier in the week, Portugal warned that development aid could be at risk if the country slipped back into instability. | Earlier in the week, Portugal warned that development aid could be at risk if the country slipped back into instability. |
| One of the dismissed ministers said that the consequences of the sackings were "unpredictable". | |
| "If the state does not work, if people are in the street, we don't know what can happen," Angelo Regala, the former communications minister, told BBC Afrique. | |
| The African Union representative to Guinea-Bissau, Ovideo Pequeno, said that the military was unlikely to get involved. | |
| He told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme that top commanders had said they consider it a political issue, which was not their concern. | |
| Guinea-Bissau: | Guinea-Bissau: |
| Read more: | Read more: |
| Hooked: The story of Africa's first narco-state in graphic novel style | Hooked: The story of Africa's first narco-state in graphic novel style |
| The challenges faced before 2014 election | The challenges faced before 2014 election |
| Guinea-Bissau profile | Guinea-Bissau profile |