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Guineans have welcomed as a positive step President Malam Bacai Sanha's vow to investigate the assassination of his predecessor as well as the former army chief.

The new head of state for Guinea-Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanha, vows to probe into the killing of his predecessor Joao Bernardo Vieira and army chief Batista Tagme Na Waie in March.

Guinea-Bissau's former leader Malam Bacai Sanha has won a presidential run-off to decide who replaces assassinated ex-President Joao Bernardo Vieira.

Bissau - Voters went to the polls in Guinea-Bissau on Sunday for a presidential runoff between two former heads of state of the coup-prone West African nation, whose veteran leader was assassinated in March.

Voters go to the polls on Sunday in Guinea-Bissau where two former heads of state are in a runoff to lead the coup-ridden West African nation which has become a haven for drug runners.

A maritime police officer patrols Bissau's port, which was a hub of drug trafficking.

Guinea Bissau will vote in a second round of presidential elections. This was announced by the independent electoral Commission which made public the results of the first round held on 28 June .

Joao Bernardo Vieira Candidates in Guinea-Bissau wrap-up campaigning Friday in the nation's presidential election.

Voters in Guinea-Bissau hope presidential elections on Sunday will be a turning point for the deeply troubled state which has become a major transit route for cocaine smugglers and witnessed a spate of political assassinations.

ROME a ' The estranged wife of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi lashed out Saturday at what she called excessive attention and unwanted advice in the media following her decision to divorce the conservative leader.

Presidential polls are set to take place in Guinea-Bissau, four months after soldiers killed leader Joao Bernardo Vieira.

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau - First the general was blown up. Then the president was shot dead , the former prime minister was arrested and tortured, a presidential candidate was killed in his villa and the former defense minister was ambushed and shot on the bridge outside town.

Enthusiastic crowds poured into the streets of Guinea Bissau Friday as the nation entered the final evening of campaigning ahead of Sunday's crucial presidential vote.

Dakar/Brussels, 25 June 2009 : Without outside help to end military involvement in politics and impunity, it may be impossible to halt Guinea-Bissau's slide into further violence.

Presidential candidates in Guinea Bissau are campaigning hard across the country ahead of Sunday's vote.

Electoral officials in Guinea Bissau are distributing voting materials ahead of Sunday's presidential election.

Some were actually hoping the wretched west African nation of Guinea-Bissau might have a fresh start this summer.

Others, including a candidate for president, were killed on June 5. These incidents have heightened political tension in the country, and raise the likelihood of further security incidents during the electoral period.

The government of Guinea-Bissau is calling for three days of national mourning for Luis Cabral, the first post-independence president of the former Portuguese colony also known as Slave Coast.

Presidential campaigning has resumed in Guinea Bissau, following last week's killing of independent candidate Baciro Dabo.