A presidential election in Guinea-Bissau to replace murdered head of state Joao Bernardo Vieira was ”free and transparent”, the EU said on Wednesday.
Guinea-Bissau voted on Sunday to elect a new president after a series of assassinations, including that of veteran leader Joao Bernardo Vieira.
A former Guinea-Bissau prime minister, Jose Fadul, said on Wednesday he was beaten up by men in uniform at his home.
The blood-soaked kitchen where Guinea-Bissau’s president was brutally murdered is littered with broken glass, bullet casings and a rusted machete.
Nino Vieira, the president of Guinea-Bissau who was shot dead aged 69 in the capital on Monday, was one of the most plotted against of African leaders
Guinea-Bissau’s main opposition party has warned of unrest as it criticised the "haste" in which the Parliament speaker was named interim leader.
Guinea-Bissau’s National Assembly speaker Raimundo Pereira will take oath as interim head of state on Tuesday afternoon.
The African Union and former colonial power Portugal on Monday led calls condemning the assassination of Guinea-Bissau’s leader Joao Bernardo Vieira.
Guinea-Bissau soldiers gunned down veteran President Joao Bernardo Vieira as he fled his home early on Monday, a military spokesperson said.
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau attacked the home of President Joao Bernardo ”Nino” Vieira early on Sunday a day after election results were announced.
