Guinea-Bissau: UN warns of tension building ahead of presidential poll

The United Nations Peace-Building Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) has warned that "the current verbal escalation among the political actors" is endangering the political process in the small West African country ahead of presidential elections next March after years of conflict, including a coup d'état last year. "The Office calls on all political actors to show restraint and to settle all disputes in a peaceful manner as provided for by the law," it said in a statement, offering to help ease the current tension in the framework of its mandate.