Guinea Bissau's President dismisses government

Guinea Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz dismissed the government amid a growing rift with Prime Minister Domingos Simoes Pereira, according to a statement read on state radio and television late on Wednesday.

Tensions, fed by overlapping duties in Guinea Bissau's semi-presidential system, have grown between the two men since civilian rule was restored to the chronically unstable West African nation in June last year following a 2012 coup.

Guinea-Bissau officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa. It covers 36,125 km² (nearly 14,000 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1,704,000.