(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) BISSAU Shawwal 28 1436 August 13 2015 SPA -- Guinea Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz has dissolved the government because of a growing rift with the prime minister a presidential decree announced late on Wednesday Reuters reported.
Tensions fed by overlapping duties in Guinea Bissau's semi-presidential system have grown between the president and Domingos Simoes Pereira since civilian rule was restored to the unstable West African nation last year following a 2012 coup.
Donors pledged more than 1 billion euros ($1.11 billion) in March to support the country after last June's elections.
--SPA
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