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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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Headline of the Week Weak
Topix - Friday, March 07, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"It is vital that we look at the law governing drugs and their availability in the light of this information. We need to be tough on the use of drugs, especially by those who may be seen as role models." Filed under: Headline of the Week... more
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GUINEA-BISSAU: Bubacar Gano, "It is a difficult thing to stop smoking pedra..."
Topix - Wednesday, March 05, 2008
p> The one and only rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol abuse in Guinea Bissau is in a mangrove swamp some 30 km outside the capital. via IRIN News ... more
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Crack Cocaine Addict Speaks Out
allAfrica.com - Monday, March 03, 2008
he one and only rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol abuse in Guinea Bissau is in a mangrove swamp some 30 km outside the capital. Run by an evangelical priest it has extremely basic facilities. IRIN spoke to some of the patients there including Bubacar Gano, who was the centre's... more
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Cocaine to Europe Produces Addicts Locally
allAfrica.com - Monday, March 03, 2008
n the three years since this country became a major trans-shipment point for drug traffickers bringing cocaine from South America to Europe many locals have started consuming the drug, according to various sources who talked with IRIN. Nowhere is that more apparent than thirty kilometres outside the capital, at the... more
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Guinea Bissau: Cocaine to Europe Produces Addicts Locally
Topix - Monday, March 03, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Now, in the last two years, 'pedra' has become the biggest problem we face" In the three years since this country became a major trans-shipment point for drug traffickers bringing cocaine from South America to Europe many locals have started consuming the drug, according to various... more
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Anonymous Insignt Into the Drug Trade
allAfrica.com - Monday, March 03, 2008
his tiny impoverished nation has developed a new industry in the last few years, becoming a major transhipment point for drugs between South America and Europe according to the UN Office for Drugs and Crime. This is the story of one of the intermediaries profiting from the evil trade, whose... more
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Feb 29 ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up To Lately?
Topix - Sunday, March 02, 2008
p> Compiled by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE Managing Editor jkleinman@arrl.org February 29, 2008 This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ... via QST ... more
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VP Opens Joint Commission
allAfrica.com - Friday, February 29, 2008
he vice-president, Dr Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy, yesterday formally opened the third Guinea Bissau-Gambia Joint Inter-ministerial Commission at the Atlantic Hotel in Banjul, describing the two countries as "indivisible" owing to the strong historical, cultural and ethnic affinities they ... more
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Bissau PM Meets Jammeh As VP Opens Joint Commission
allAfrica.com - Friday, February 29, 2008
artinho Ndafa Cabi, the prime minister of Guinea Bissau, yesterday met President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh in his office at State House, ... more
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Guinea Bissau: How to Avoid a Food Crisis Again This Year
Topix - Friday, February 29, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"The port here doesn't really function" According to the government's current estimates, donors will need to provide 20,000 tonnes of food aid to compensate for expected production shortfalls in 2008. via AllAfrica.com ... more
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How to Avoid a Food Crisis Again This Year
allAfrica.com - Friday, February 29, 2008
ccording to the government's current estimates, donors will need to provide 20,000 tonnes of food aid to compensate for expected production shortfalls in ... more
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Retracing roots
Topix - Sunday, February 24, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Emil started laughing and said, 'I knew I was a white man!' " Throughout his long tenure as a civil rights leader, the Rev. Jesse Jackson has had a lot of tough rows to hoe. via Chicago Sun-Times ... more
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More foreign leaders send sympathies to China for severe weather
Topix - Friday, February 22, 2008
p> More foreign leaders have sent messages to Chinese President Hu Jintao, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Wu Bangguo, and Premier Wen Jiabao, offering their sympathies for the ... via People's Daily Online ... more
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Peacebuilding Commission to Request Funds to Support Recovery
allAfrica.com - Friday, February 22, 2008
he United Nations Peacebuilding Commission says it will ask Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to declare Guinea-Bissau eligible for an initial grant from the UN fund set up to help countries emerging from conflict slide back into ... more
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What a globe-trotter misses about Arlington
Topix - Wednesday, February 20, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"The land looks like Louisiana -- flat, with several large rivers." The former United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau recently visited Arlington, his hometown. via The Herald ... more
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Government Formalises Cooperation Protocol With Guinea-Bissau
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, February 19, 2008
he Angolan government has recently formalised the economic cooperation protocol with Guinea-Bissau, turned to the reinforcement of the economic relations between both ... more
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