（这两段因涉及国内政治问题略去。）

The military leaders who seized power in Guinea-Bissau earlier this month in the middle of a presidential election have released the leading candidate Carlos Gomes Junior and the interim president, who they had been holding ever since. Reports say the coup leaders have also agreed to a 12-month transition period to restore civilian government as demanded by the regional bloc Ecowas. John James reports from Abidjan.

本月早些时候，在总统选举期间夺取几内亚比绍共和国大权的两位军事领导人现已释放主要候选人Carlos Gomes Junior和现任总统，他们一直被军事领导人挟持。报道称叛变领导人已同意地区组织西非国家经济共同体的要求，即在12个月的过渡期内恢复文人政府。John James在阿比让报道。

Guinea-Bissau's two leading politicians are due to meet the Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara over the weekend, after more than two weeks in detention. President Ouattara is the current chairman of the West African regional body Ecowas. And on Thursday, the group agreed to send a 600-strong regional force to Bissau to secure a transition to civilian rule. A second round of presidential elections had been scheduled for this weekend. It was expected to see the election of Carlos Gomes Junior, who gained 49% of the vote in the first round in March.

几内亚比绍共和国的两位重要政治家定于本周末会见这个象牙海岸国家的总统Alassane Ouattara，他已经被拘留两周多了。Ouattara 总统是西非地区组织西非国家共同体的现任主席，周四，该组织同意向比绍派遣600名地区劲旅，帮助确保该国向文人统治过渡。第二轮总统选举定于本周末举行，在三月份第一轮选举中获得49%支持率的Carlos Gomes Junior有望当选。