By Bate Felix and Alberto Dabo DAKAR/BISSAU (Reuters) - Disarray in Guinea-Bissau's political parties and frustration among voters could open the way for a Harvard-educated political outsider to win a presidential election next week aimed at turning the page on years of coups and crime. Guinea-Bissau - a transit route for South American cocaine into Europe which has been dubbed Africa's first 'narco-state' - was plunged into chaos two years ago when soldiers stormed the presidential palace days before an election for that post. Long-delayed presidential and parliamentary elections to complete a transition back to democracy are due on April 13 - the fruit of months of pressure from the United Nations and West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS, which has been bankrolling the interim government. A successful vote could unlock 110 million euros in European Union aid, frozen after a 2011 military uprising, and possibly help to attract investors to Guinea-Bissau's untapped mineral resources, including bauxite, phosphate and offshore oil. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..
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