23 May 2012 Last updated at 10:21 GMT More regional troops are expected in Guinea-Bissau over the coming days Guinea-Bissau's military junta says it has handed back power, six weeks after staging a coup that derailed presidential elections.
But correspondents say the army remains influential - and the transitional government includes as defence minister one of the coup leaders.
A regional peace force has started deploying to help bring stability.
No elected leader in nearly 40 years of independence has finished their time in office in the tiny West African state.
But correspondents say the army remains influential - and the transitional government includes as defence minister one of the coup leaders.
A regional peace force has started deploying to help bring stability.
No elected leader in nearly 40 years of independence has finished their time in office in the tiny West African state.
