2 July 2015 - The new authorities elected in 2014 completed one year in office on 4 July, which was considered positive by Bissau-Guineans, the international community and the Government despite the political, economic and social challenges the country is facing. This first anniversary was the focus of the UN radio program's this week.

The Prime Minister Domingos Simões Pereira considers this year positive and he is convinced that it was hard-working and challenging.

"The supply of energy and water continue to be a concern of the government, but we have necessaries elements to assure definitively the supply of light and water to Bissau and later on to the regions, as soon the rain season finished" said the chief of government.

According to the PM, the threat of Ebola virus remains one of the Government's concerns.

"Ebola has not yet disappeared and it remains a threat to our country and so it is necessary to renew all those measures that we put in place as hand-washing, report any suspected case, extreme caution from health workers in their dealing with suspected cases..."

Regarding the tense relations between the organs of sovereignty, the Prime Minister said that to meet the objectives that were previously set, it must have a conducive environment and concentration on the essential.

"I always called the attention of people to understand that the issues we are dealing with aren't easy, sometimes it is normal that we have a different point of view from others, but it is always important to talk and we have re-launched the dialogue process with the President of the Republic and the President of the Assembly ", said the Head of the Government.

Despite its various attempts, PIU could not manage to get the point of view of the President of the Republic.

For his part, The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG), Miguel Trovoada, stressed that organs of sovereignty wish to have stability and a peaceful environment for promoting the economic development and social progress of Bissau-Guinean population.

"As a result of the Emergency Programme of the Government, we noticed that some situations were resolved. We consider this period positive and the balance sheet is very positive and we hope now that all these achievements will allow the partners to start deliver their promises", the Head of the UN in Guinea-Bissau said in a clear allusion of pledges made by various donors at the March round-table on Guinea-Bissau in Brussels.

Bissau-Guineans are satisfied with the Government's work and they encourage them to continue with their programme.

"Since they started working, we have been seeing positive things despite a small conflict that exists which is normal, but we're seeing some understanding in the Government, which is very good and we will support them to continue they work" said a citizen in downtown Bissau.

To everybody's view, the 2014 elected authorities of Guinea-Bissau have managed to fulfill some of the promises made at the beginning of their mandate, including the payment of delayed salaries for several months, the regular water and energy provision, the success of school and agricultural year, and the Brussels round-table that brought back the country in the international arena.