Bissau: 12 meses de transição

Troops in the West African country of Guinea-Bissau have freed the interim president and ex-prime minister seized in a coup. Former PM Carlos Gomes Junior and interim President Raimundo Pereira are being flown to Ivory Coast, the BBC's John James reports. The coup leaders have also agreed to a 12-month transition to civilian rule, as demanded by regional bloc Ecowas. The army seized power during a presidential election on 12 April. The soldiers claimed that Mr Gomes - who was considered the front-runner in the election - planned to reduce the size of the army. Our correspondent, who is in Ivory Coast, says both freed men are due to meet Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara over the weekend, after more than two weeks of detention. BBC