Guinea-Bissau : News
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Cholera Outbreak EscalatingThe number of people infected by a cholera outbreak in Guinea Bissau doubled in July to more than 600 and infections have spread to areas of the country previously considered low risk, health experts warn. (AllAfrica)
Cholera Epidemic Reaches Capital, Bissau
Cholera which first broke out in Guinea Bissau in May in the southern region of Tombali has now broken out in the capital Bissau killing four people and infecting 214, according to Daniel Kertesz, representative of the World Health Organization (WHO). (AllAfrica)
Think Tank Warns Country Could Become a Narco-State
The international community must encourage reform tendencies in Guinea-Bissau to counter the risk of the West African country becoming a narco-state and political no-man’s-land of interest to Maghreb criminal and terrorist networks. (AllAfrica)
Executive Summary - In Need of a State
The following is the executive summary, available in English. To read the complete report in French, please click here. (AllAfrica)
Guinea-Bissau: In Need of a State
To access this report in French , please click here . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Guinea-Bissau needs a state.
(Topix.net)UN aims to strengthen international legal cooperation in West Africa to fight drugs and crime
There's need for a united approach by all stakeholders to address the problems of the West Africa region.
(Topix.net)Villagers mutilated by armed men in Casamance
ZIGUINCHOR, 8 May 2008 - Armed men claiming to represent the rebel group Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance attacked twenty villagers from Tampe 15 km east of the regional capital Ziguinchor on 7 May ...
(Topix.net)An Abandoned Oasis Of American Comfort In Tiny Guinea-Bissau
British Airways CEO Willie Walsh passed up a $1.5 million bonus this year after the botched opening in March of the ailrine's huge Heathrow terminal.
(Topix.net)Country profile: Guinea-Bissau
Once hailed as a potential model for African development, Guinea-Bissau is now one of the poorest countries in the world.
(Topix.net)ECOWAS leaders task commission on energy, rail, others
L EADERS of the Economic Community of West African States , who just ended their fourth ordinary session in Abuja, have directed the sub-regional body's commission to concentrate on the development of regional ...
(Topix.net)UN Says Anti-Drug Fight Must Continue
Applauding recent efforts by Guinea-Bissau to bring drug traffickers to justice, the Security Council today urged the West African country's Government to strengthen its international and regional cooperation to fight the narcotics trade and organized crime. (AllAfrica)
Guinea-Bissau's Efforts Against Drug Trade Must Continue - Security Council
Applauding recent efforts by Guinea-Bissau to bring drug traffickers to justice, the Security Council today urged the West African country's Government to strengthen its international and regional cooperation ...
(Topix.net)Senegal: Finding Incentives for Peace in Casamance
Civilians are growing increasingly desperate to return to their villages in Casamance, but with violent incidents continuing and the peace process "still at a stalemate" according to peace negotiators, some see ...
(Topix.net)UN Calls for More Help for Economy
Guinea-Bissau's economic and financial situation remains dire, despite some signs of possible improvement, a new United Nations report says, calling for greater international support to help the West African country emerge from its predicament and fight drug trafficking and organized crime. (AllAfrica)
Mozambique And Guinea-Bissau to Cooperate On Cashew
Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau are to work together on research to improve the production of cashew nuts in the two countries, and to share information on cashew markets. (AllAfrica)
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Haha, yes, he's completely useless, but adamant! He's one of those classic 'net personalities: the I-make-bold-claims-I-can't-back-up-and-t hen-insist-that-I-am-right-while-insulti ng-those-who- can ...
(Topix.net)Marine Rescue Workers Cover A Whale Found Stranded Off Islamorada
Marine rescue workers on Friday have been attending to a stranded whale found off Islamorada near mile marker 75.5, covering it with heavy tarp to protect it from the sun.
(Topix.net)Effect of 50 000 IU vitamin A given with BCG vaccine on mortality in...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of high dose vitamin A supplementation given with BCG vaccine at birth in an African setting with high infant mortality.
(Topix.net)Guinea Bissau's Army Chief Visits Huambo
The chief of Guinea Bissau's General Army Staff, lieutenant general Baptista Tagme, left Luanda this afternoon for central Huambo province, where he will hold talks with this region's military officials. (AllAfrica)
The Banjul-Bissau Bond
Indeed, "what this continent of ours needs is resources to boost agriculture, not conferences whose resolutions are hardly implemented." These were the words of the Gambian leader, minutes after arriving from his latest brotherly visit in Guinea Bissau; a country whose peace and security has been his preoccupation. (AllAfrica)
UN Peacebuilding Commission adds Central African Republic to its agenda
The Central African Republic today became the fourth country to be placed on the agenda of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission, which was set up to help countries emerging from conflict avoid the slide ...
(Topix.net)Guinea-Bissau and Country's Armed Forces Work Out Cooperation
Angola and Guinea Bissau Armed Forces harmonised this Monday, here, the cooperation ties that will focus on staff training and technical assistance. (AllAfrica)
Guinean President in Luanda for Cooperation Reinforcement
Guinea-Bissau's Head of State, João Bernardo Vieira, arrived on Sunday evening in Luanda, to fulfil a 24-hour work visit to Angola, aimed to reinforce the existing bilateral cooperation between both states. (AllAfrica)
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(Topix.net)ECOWAS telecom market upbeat as Abuja hosts business leaders
ABUJA, Nigeria's capital city would for the first time host telecommunications experts, operators, equipment manufacturers and vendors in a two-day conference and exhibition at the International Conference ...
(Topix.net)Impoverished African country is magnet for cocaine smugglers
F ilipe Dju sat grim-faced on the tangled roots of a mangrove tree, a padlocked chain around his ankle tethering him to four other recovering cocaine addicts.
(Topix.net)Guinea-Bissau: Experimental Theater Group
"Guinea-Bissau is a sui generis country, because people's talents are in the most unexpected fields.
(Topix.net)Cashew: Processing only way for W.A. to cash in
Cashew, originally grown in much of West Africa for reforestation and to prevent soil erosion, continues cultivating export and earnings potential for the region.
(Topix.net)Gambia River Basin States Meet on Energy Needs
Energy need has topped the agenda of the five-day meeting of the experts of OMVG (Gambia River Basin Development Organisation) countries, which kicked off on Monday at the Kairaba Beach Hotel, Kololi. (AllAfrica)
EU seeks ways to deploy more helicopters
European Union defence ministers agreed Monday to modernize their helicopters in order to meet some of the shortfalls facing the bloc's peace-keeping missions around the world.
(Topix.net)Africa's first narco-state
Over the past 18 months, I've read numerous articles on how Guinea-Bissau is becoming the first narco-state in Africa.
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