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ECOWAS adopts security measures for embattled Guinea Bissau

The ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council says it has ad opted measures to strengthen security apparatus in Guinea Bissau, threatened rec e ntly by mutineering soldiers.

Source : Topix.net | 04-Dec-2008 01:16

Brazil's Small Companies Go Looking for Deals off the Coast of Africa

Over a dozen companies from Brazil active in sectors like handicraft, food, civil construction, garment manufacturing, equipment for the processing of water, cosmetics and information technology participated in ...

Source : Topix.net | 02-Dec-2008 19:59

Could this Country Ever Beat Out Coup d'Etats
Last Sunday, November 23, when millions of people on the African continent found themselves in various churches worshipping God, a group of military officers in Guinea-Bissau were also busy plotting theoverthrow ofPresident João Bernardo Vieira, just two days after parliamentary election results were published. This failed attempt to depose President Vieira is believed to have been masterminded by senior military personnel in a dissident faction within the armed forces, either in protest at the results of the recently held parliamentary elections, orunmentioned grievances in the military service.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Dec-2008 16:17

Post-Election Coup Attempt - Could That Be the Last?
Last Sunday, November 23, when millions of people on the African continent found themselves in various churches worshipping God, a group of military officers in Guinea-Bissau were also busy plotting the overthrow of President João Bernardo Vieira, just two days after parliamentary election results were published.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Dec-2008 10:20

Ruling Party Satisfied With Guinea, Mozambique Elections
Angola's ruling MPLA party Central Committee Friday in Luanda, praised the civic and participative way the legislative and autarchic elections went in Guinea Bissau and Mozambique, respectively.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Dec-2008 07:45

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Source : Topix.net | 30-Nov-2008 19:43

Africa promising rice market but problems, say exporters

Africa is a promising market for Vietnamese rice exporters but long distances and associated costs and payment delays have discouraged them from exploring the continent, according to a meeting Tuesday.

Source : Topix.net | 30-Nov-2008 03:42

Ibori U-20 Cup - Guinea Bissau Arrive Oghara Today
Delegations from Guinea Bissau arrived Lagos today en route to Warri, Delta State for the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) U-20 Cup tagged Ibori Cup which kicks off today.
Source : AllAfrica | 28-Nov-2008 11:24

Bissau Mutiny Unfortunate
Her Excellency Maria Ribeiro, the Guinea Bissau ambassador to the Gambia, is the latest to join the chorus of denunciations and condemnations of the Saturday's aborted mutiny in the small former Portuguese colony in West Africa.
Source : AllAfrica | 28-Nov-2008 11:01

Bissau army's ambiguous role exposed

In coup-prone Guinea-Bissau, shaken this weekend by an attack by mutineering soldiers of the president's residence which left two people dead, the army is at once the backbone of the state and a destabilising ...

Source : Topix.net | 28-Nov-2008 03:33

UN Peacebuilding Arm Stresses Need for Political Stability After Failed Coup
The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission has called on Guinea-Bissau's Government and other senior national figures to do all they can to maintain political stability and avoid violence in the wake of last weekend's unsuccessful coup attempt by dissident elements of the military.
Source : AllAfrica | 27-Nov-2008 06:46

UN peacebuilding arm stresses need for political stability in Guinea-Bissau after failed coup

The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission has called on Guinea-Bissau's Government and other senior national figures to do all they can to maintain political stability and avoid violence in the wake of last ...

Source : Topix.net | 27-Nov-2008 03:15

Guinea Bissau: Security Council Condemns Attempted Coup
The Security Council today strongly condemned the attempted coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau over the weekend and urged all political groups in the fragile and impoverished West African country to resolve their disputes peacefully.
Source : AllAfrica | 26-Nov-2008 06:39

Protecting Africa's Children: The Case of Eritrea

Perhaps no African country other than Eritrea has in recent years harvested more unpleasant recognition, notoriety if you like, for being number one in doing what is morally, socially and politically ...

Source : Topix.net | 25-Nov-2008 19:01

Ecowas Commission Condemns Attack On President
The Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has condemned in totality recent attack on the Residence of the incumbent President Joao Bernardo Vieira by section of Guinea Bissau army.
Source : AllAfrica | 25-Nov-2008 16:30

Guinea Bissau: AU Warns Against Power Seizure
The African Union on Sunday expressed concern over the post electoral climate in Guinea Bissau and "condemns in advance" any attempts to seize power by force, following reports the president's residence has come under fire from the military.
Source : AllAfrica | 25-Nov-2008 13:16

Coup apparently attempted in Guinea-Bissau

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Source : Topix.net | 25-Nov-2008 01:39

African Union Condemns Guinea Bissau Coup Attempt

The African Union has condemned Sunday's attempted coup d'etat by in Guinea Bissau.

Source : Topix.net | 24-Nov-2008 17:38

Guinea Bissau: Coup Attempt Highlights Vulnerability
An apparent coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau on 23 November has underscored the country's chronic political volatility.
Source : AllAfrica | 24-Nov-2008 14:28

Guinea Bissau: UN Chief Deplores Attack on President's Residence
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned this morning's attack on the residence of the Guinea-Bissau President by elements of the armed forces, just one week after legislative elections were held in the troubled West African country.
Source : AllAfrica | 24-Nov-2008 14:26

High Hopes for New Government
The African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde or PAIGC has won a majority in Guinea-Bissau's parliamentary elections, which international observers say mark just the first of many complicated steps for restoring stability in the country.
Source : AllAfrica | 24-Nov-2008 09:18

Tennis Great Jimmy Connors Arrested in California

Armed men have attacked the residence of Guinea-Bissau's president and engaged in a three-hour gunbattle with security forces.... Published: 40 minutes ago Shots erupted in a packed Seattle-area shopping mall ...

Source : Topix.net | 24-Nov-2008 01:30

President Attacked After Election
Soldiers attacked the residence of President João Bernardo Vieira of Guinea-Bissau in the early hours of Sunday in what appeared to be post-election instability, news agencies report.
Source : AllAfrica | 23-Nov-2008 19:03

Apparent coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau

Mutinous soldiers fought their way into the fortified residence of Guinea-Bissau's president in a three-hour gunbattle Sunday but did not hurt the head of state, a top official said.

The soldiers attacked President Joao Bernardo Vieira's home shortly after midnight, killing at least one of his guards and injuring several others before security forces were able to push them back, Interior Minister Cipriano Cassama said. The attackers did not reach the room Vieira was hiding in and neither he nor his wife was hurt, Cassama said. He declared 'It's unacceptable that we should have another coup in this country.'

Source : Topix.net | 23-Nov-2008 17:26

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Source : Topix.net | 23-Nov-2008 11:25

Portugal, Cape Verde congratulate Guinea-Bissau on election success

Guinea- Bissau has received the messages of congratulations from the presidents of Portugal and Cape Verde, Anibal Cavaco Silva and Pedro Pires, after Sunday's legislative election, which is widely hailed as a ...

Source : Topix.net | 21-Nov-2008 16:18

Guinea Bissau: Security Council Welcomes Peaceful Staging of Legislative Polls
The Security Council today welcomed last weekend's legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau and called on the political parties in the troubled West African country to respect the results.
Source : AllAfrica | 21-Nov-2008 06:40

African nations ranked for 'child friendliness'

The closest 9-year-old Ruan Gamibeb has come to war is the fighting he sees on the news at night, when his family gathers around the television to watch Congo's latest horrors.

Source : Topix.net | 21-Nov-2008 01:44

Expanding Marine Protected Areas To Restore Fisheries

The 500-year-old cod fishery of Canada failed in the early 1990s, putting some 40,000 fishers and fish processors out of work.

Source : Topix.net | 20-Nov-2008 14:51

Guinea Bissau: Cholera Contained But Source Still Unknown
After more than six months of battling cholera in Guinea-Bissau the epidemic is now under control health officials say, though they admit they have not identified its root causes or put in place measures to prevent future outbreaks.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 21:36

Subsequent to Banjul Meeting, Guinea Bissau Elections Successful
Voters in Guinea Bissau went to the polls on Sunday in elections which international observers hope will stabilize the tiny West African country that has become a drugs hub.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 16:07

Africa/Guinea Bissau - Legislative elections take place in peace, however drug-trafficking ...

Legislative elections took place in peace in Guinea Bissau yesterday, when half a million voters voted for 100 representatives in the National Assembly.

Source : Topix.net | 18-Nov-2008 14:45

Guinea Bissau: High Voter Turnout in National Polls

There was a high turnout and voting had been orderly in Guinea-Bissau's parliamentary elections on Sunday, news agencies report.

Source : Topix.net | 18-Nov-2008 06:30

ECOWAS observers in Guinea Bissau for legislative polls

As Guinea Bissau goes to the polls Sunday to elect new lawmakers, some 45 ECOWAS observers are already in the West African nation to observe the polls.

Source : Topix.net | 17-Nov-2008 06:16

Guinea Bissau set to go to the polls

Tiny, poverty stricken Guinea Bissau, seen as a major African drugs hub, goes to the polls Sunday for parliamentary elections observers hope will bring stability to the West African nation.

Source : Topix.net | 16-Nov-2008 06:16

Observers Hope For Orderly Election
UN and other international observers say they are cautiously optimistic ahead of Guinea-Bissau's parliamentary elections set for 16 November, while some citizens fear violence in the country long plagued by unrest.
Source : AllAfrica | 15-Nov-2008 22:30

GUINEA-BISSAU: Cautious optimism ahead of parliamentary poll

BISSAU, 15 November 2008 - UN and other international observers say they are cautiously optimistic ahead of Guinea-Bissaua s parliamentary elections set for 16 November, while some citizens fear violence in the ...

Source : Topix.net | 15-Nov-2008 17:04

'Drugs hub' Bissau tries to stabilise country

Guinea Bissau, a hub for South American cocaine en route to Europe, goes to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary elections which the international community hopes will stabilise the country.

Source : Topix.net | 14-Nov-2008 16:57

37 countries, organizations sign contract for Shanghai Expo

SEVEN countries and international organizations signed contracts to attend 2010 Shanghai World Expo today, among which 12 from Africa, 10 from America, seven from Asia and six from Europe.

Source : Topix.net | 14-Nov-2008 05:35

Interview: Damieta Gregorio Mendes of the World Food Programme in Guinea Bissau

"Apart from the basic right of access to food, school feeding is very important to help promote education [...]."

The West African nation of Guinea Bissau is still reeling from the destruction caused by an internal conflict in the late 1990s. According to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), "poverty, unemployment and social and economic problems aggravated by the crisis are causing nutritional problems among the most vulnerable...

Source : Topix.net | 12-Nov-2008 05:17

Guinea Bissau: Bissau Political Leaders Vow to Reinforce Peace
Leaders of 18 political parties of Guinea Bissau have finally appended their signatures on a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which seeks to restore and reinforce lasting peace and stability in their country. The Guinea Bissau political heads made this significant move, last Friday, at the end of a two-day political consultative meeting, initiated by President Yhay Jammeh, at the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Kololi.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Nov-2008 14:18

Youth Council Signs Agreement With Guinean Counterpart
The National Youth Council of Angola (CNJ) signed last Saturday, in Luanda, a cooperation agreement with its Guinea-Bissauan counterpart, aiming at an exchange in the implementation of juvenile policies.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Nov-2008 07:44

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King Mohammed VI of Morocco says autonomy for the Sahraw i people is the only way out of the problems in Western Sahara.

Source : Topix.net | 09-Nov-2008 02:28

President Jammeh Invites Bissau Party Leaders
Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, president of the Republic of The Gambia, has invited heads of all political parties in Guinea Bissau to attend a one day meeting in Banjul, today Thursday, November 6, under the auspicies of the framework of cooperation between The Gambia and Guinea Bissau.
Source : AllAfrica | 07-Nov-2008 23:25

Health

Kenyan authorities have sent an investigation mission to Lesotho to assess the working conditions of 59 Kenyan nurses following complain t s from parliamentarians who accused Nairobi of failing to ensure full ...

Source : Topix.net | 05-Nov-2008 15:57

Engen Take Total Interests in Rwanda, Burundi, G. Bissau
Engen Petroleum Limited, a South African refined petroleum Products Company is set to acquire Total's downstream operations in Rwanda, Burundi and Guinea Bissau.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Nov-2008 21:53