This decision, according to a statement by the European Union, is due to the fact that Guinea Bissau has failed to heed international call to restore the rule of law since last April’s mutiny which led to the appointment of the man at the centre of the unrest as head of army.

"Political instability and the lack of respect for the rule of law in the country make it impossible for the EU to deploy a follow up mission, as originally foreseen, without compromising its own principles," the statement reads.

Accordingly, the mandate of the current EU mission, which began June 2008, ends on September 30.

Mutinous military leader, General Antonio Indjai, who led rogue elements of the country’s military, has been at the centre of international condemnation of Guinea Bissau since his appointment at the head of the country’s army. President Malan Bacai Sanha sees Injai’s appointment as a “solution” to the country’s seemingly unending military problems.

The April 1 unrest in Bissau saw the mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s military chief and briefly detained the prime minister.

The EU condemned the continued detention of former military chief General Jose Zamura Induta as well as the prevailing atmosphere of impunity of those responsible.

According to the EU’s statement, General Injai’s recent appointment "confirms that the conditions for deployment of the new mission are not met".

Guinea Bissau is the focus of the international community for its susceptibility to drug cartels as a hub for supply to the West.

The US government, last month, made a similar announcement, halting support for the country’s military, shortly after the announcement of General Indjai as head of the Bissau Guinean army.