Gomes is tasked with leading Guinea-Bissau to fresh parliamentary elections set for November. Vaz has since nominated several prime ministers but he has failed to gain the support of political parties. Guinea-Bissau has been in the grip of a power struggle since August 2015, when Vaz sacked his then prime minister Domingos Simoes Pereira. The ceremony came just hours after Vaz nominated Gomes for the post. Guinea-Bissau has been in the grip of a power struggle since August 2015, when Vaz sacked his then prime minister Domingos Simoes Pereira.

Source: Daily Nation April 17, 2018 05:48 UTC