Gone: Renegade soldiers gunned down Guinea-Bissau's President Joao Bernando Vieira on Monday. Jose Manuel Ribeiro/ReutersGuinea-Bissau Assassinations: Is Colombia's Drug Trade Behind Them? -- Christian Science Monitor
The murder of the president and the Army chief on Monday raises questions about the nature of the instability in this African nation.
Johannesburg, South Africa - The assassinations were committed gangland style – a bomb in a stairwell, and a rapid fire shootout – which is perhaps not so surprising in a country that has swiftly become a major transit hub for narcotics into Europe.
But the tit-for-tat revenge killings of Guinea-Bissau's top two leaders, its Army chief and its president, have left this poor country without leaders and the prospect of continued military rule.
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More News On The Turmoil In Guinea-Bissau
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Bissau to swear in new leader after president killed -- Reuters
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Bissau to swear in new leader after president killed -- International Herald Tribune
Guinea Bissau assassination 'not a coup': AU -- AFP
History of crisis haunts Guinea-Bissau -- BBC
Envoys concerned over Guinea-Bissau democracy -- AFP
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