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New Book Raises Tantalizing Questions About What Might Have Been
allAfrica.com - Thursday, March 27, 2008
ngaging Africa: Washington and the Fall of Portugal's Colonial Empire. Witney W. Schneidman.University Press of ... more
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President Announces Election Date
allAfrica.com - Thursday, March 27, 2008
elcoming last night's announcement by Guinea-Bissau's President of the date of upcoming legislative elections, the top United Nations to the West African nation today said that the international community must remain engaged for peace to be ... more
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Portuguese speakers seek to unify language
Topix - Thursday, March 27, 2008
p> The seemingly innocent letters y, k and w have provoked a bitter linguistic row among Portuguese speakers, with plans for them to oust three existing letters from the language. via The Hindu ... more
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UN special envoy notes progress in Guinea-Bissau's peacebuilding efforts
Topix - Wednesday, March 26, 2008
p> The UN special envoy to Guinea-Bissau said Wednesday that the western African country has made tangible progress so far this year in engaging the international community in peace building efforts. via Xinhuanet ... more
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Big money in politics - sign of excess?
Topix - Wednesday, March 26, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"An additional $150 million could ensure that 10 million girls could receive a quality education. An additional $150 million could help make pregnancy and safe delivery available for 30 million women in 10 countries" With eight months to go before the U.S. presidential election, the candidates... more
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Agency Links Food to Schooling
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, March 25, 2008
his outer island in Guinea Bissau's remote Bajago Archipelago is one of the most beautiful. The 283 inhabitants are mostly penniless but they have fresh water, arable land and are surrounded by water teaming with ... more
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Guinea Bissau: Feeding School-Children in the Land of Plenty
Topix - Tuesday, March 25, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"What is our phasing out strategy?" This outer island in Guinea Bissau's remote Bajago Archipelago is one of the most beautiful. via AllAfrica.com ... more
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Agriculture
Topix - Monday, March 24, 2008
p> Nigeria has started the release food grains from its strategic food reserve for sale to the public at half the market price, to cushion the effect of rising foot cost of foodstuffs in Africa's most populous ... via Panapress ... more
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Iran added to port advisory list
Topix - Saturday, March 22, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Vessels will be boarded offshore and examined to determine if they took the required measures while in the ports that were found to not be maintaining effective anti-terrorism measures" The Coast Guard is placing extra security restrictions on commercial ships that make a port call in... more
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Ban Ki-moon Welcomes Peacebuilding Commission's Work
allAfrica.com - Thursday, March 20, 2008
oting the progress Guinea-Bissau is making in its efforts to bring about political and economic stabilization, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the engagement of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) - which seeks to prevent countries emerging from war from sliding backwards - with the West African ... more
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SENEGAL: Rebels act on kidnap threats in Casamance
Topix - Thursday, March 20, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"The rebels fear that once the villagers have returned, the Senegalese army will set up bases to protect them, which the rebels see as a threat." ZIGUINCHOR, 20 March 2008 - Rebels belonging to the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance kidnapped 16 villagers in Bissine,... more
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New movement pushes for an international CPLC force
Topix - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
p> An international petition demanding the creation of a multinational police and army force constituted solely of forces originating from the Community of Portuguese Language Countries - a community of Peace and ... via Brad brace ... more
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Newspaper Journalist Briefly Detained
allAfrica.com - Monday, March 17, 2008
n 11 March 2008, Atizar Mendes Pereira, journalist and director of "Última Hora", a privately-owned Bissau-based newspaper, was arrested and detained by the Intelligence Service of the Ministry of Interior of Guinea ... more
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Foreign countries congratulate Chinese leaders elected
Topix - Monday, March 17, 2008
p> A number of foreign leaders have sent messages of congratulation to the Chinese leaders newly elected at the ongoing First Session of the 11th National People's Congress and the First Session of the 11th ... via People's Daily Online ... more
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Joining the dots between doing the lines
Topix - Sunday, March 16, 2008
p> After his comments earlier in the week, the UN's Antonio Maria Costa expands on his view of drugs at length in The Observer this week. via No Rock&Roll Fun ... more
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Africa: U.S. Administration to Ask for $500 Million in Military Equipment for Continent
Topix - Friday, March 14, 2008
p> For Fiscal Year 2009 , the Bush administration is asking Congress to approve the delivery of some $500 million worth of military equipment and training to Africa in the budget request for the State Department ... via AllAfrica.com ... more
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What We're Reading
Topix - Thursday, March 13, 2008
p> " An Earthquake That Shifted the World Around Us ," by Faiza Saleh Ambah in the Washington Post . via Foreign Policy ... more
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Eating Sacred Turtles
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, March 11, 2008
f the many species of wild birds and animals that inhabit the 88 Bijago islands spread over more than 10,000sqkm none is more sacred than the ... more
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Trade between China, Portuguese-speaking nations soars 36% in 2007
Topix - Tuesday, March 11, 2008
p> Trade volume between China and Portuguese-speaking nations in 2007 grew 36 percent over the previous year to 46.35 billion U.S. dollars, thanks to closer cooperation in various fields between the two sides, a ... via Visao News ... more
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African Republic of Guinea-Bissau knows how to throw a party
Topix - Sunday, March 09, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Support the fight against illegal immigration and drug trafficking." With little more than cow horns, 8ft drums and hollow shells, Guinea-Bissau throws one of the best parties on earth. via MediaGuardian.co.uk ... more
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