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Economic and Social Council adopts decisions on recommendations...
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p> The Economic and Social Council this afternoon adopted decisions on a range of recommendations contained in the report of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations . via M2.com ... more
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Africa: Organized Crime Targets Weak States
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"But perception surveys, as well as international crime intelligence and seizures of contraband, suggest that Africa may have become the continent most targeted by organized crime" In one swoop in April, authorities in Guinea-Bissau seized 635 kilogrammes of cocaine, worth an estimated $50 mn. via... more
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Bissau drug smuggling worsening daily-police chief
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"It is essential to have the support of the authorities and the appropriate resources" Drug trafficking by Latin American cartels through the West African state of Guinea-Bissau is worsening day by day and authorities lack the means to tackle it, the new judicial police chief said... more
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British girls bring cocaine trade into focus
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"If you're shipping two tonnes of class A drugs you want someone at the staging post so part of the reason the Venezuelan and Columbian drug traffickers come here is because it is a nice stable place" WHEN GHANAIAN customs officials arrested a pair of British... more
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Drug Trafficking Might Overshadow De-Mining Efforts, Say Organizations
allAfrica.com - Thursday, July 26, 2007
espite the serious threat posed by landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) in Guinea Bissau, in recent months international eyes have focused increasingly and almost exclusively on drug trafficking through this tiny West African ... more
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British girls bring cocaine trade into focus
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"If you're shipping two tonnes of class A drugs you want someone at the staging post so part of the reason the Venezuelan and Columbian drug traffickers come here is because it is a nice stable place" WHEN GHANAIAN customs officials arrested a pair of British... more
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British girls bring cocaine trade into focus
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"If you're shipping two tonnes of class A drugs you want someone at the staging post so part of the reason the Venezuelan and Columbian drug traffickers come here is because it is a nice stable place" WHEN GHANAIAN customs officials arrested a pair of British... more
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West Africa: New gateway for 50bn cocaine gangs
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"During the past three months alone, cocaine seizures totalling nearly 7,000 kilos have been reported to Interpol by police forces across West Africa" Mr. Francis Poku - National Security Minister , Mr. Patrick Kwarteng Acheampong -IGP "During the past three months alone, cocaine seizures totalling nearly... more
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The Amorim interview: 'We are changing the world's geography'
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"We are changing the world's geography" On the eve of the India-Brazil-South Africa Foreign Ministers meeting in New Delhi, Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorim spoke to The Hindu about the future and significance of the tri-continental grouping ... via Siddharth Varadarajan ... more
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FEATURE-Cocaine trade scents higher profit in Europe
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"They may forget about their problems when they're high but reality will eventually sink in. I just hope most of them are able to cope with it" Saturday night and thrill-seekers from around the world crowd the streets of Amsterdam's red-light district ready to binge on... more
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the Un's All Persuasive Role in Africa
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p> Is the United Nations re-colonising Africa? UN peacekeepers have helped rebuild Liberia. via Jackaranda ... more
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Hopes Dim for Missing African Migrants
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Some of them got nervous and started to stand up when suddenly the boat was hit by a wave in the side and they all fell into the water" Hopes of finding about 50 migrants missing after their boat capsized in rough seas off Africa dimmed... more
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50 migrants 'feared drowned'
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p> Rescuers searched for a second day on Friday off Spain's Canary Islands for about 50 African migrants who are missing and feared drowned after their boat capsized in heavy seas. via News24 ... more
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Drug barons turn Bissau into Africa's first narco-state
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"What I say is true; everybody knows that in Guinea- Bissau the power is with the military. This is an international war we are fighting. We need protection." Welcome to Africa's first narco-state, a country with just 1.5 million people but a roaring drugs trade. ... more
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Economic and Social Council adopts decisions on recommendations...
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p> The Economic and Social Council this afternoon adopted decisions on a range of recommendations contained in the report of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations . via M2.com ... more
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Africa: Organized Crime Targets Weak States
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"But perception surveys, as well as international crime intelligence and seizures of contraband, suggest that Africa may have become the continent most targeted by organized crime" In one swoop in April, authorities in Guinea-Bissau seized 635 kilogrammes of cocaine, worth an estimated $50 mn. via... more
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Bissau drug smuggling worsening daily-police chief
Topix - Thursday, July 26, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"It is essential to have the support of the authorities and the appropriate resources" Drug trafficking by Latin American cartels through the West African state of Guinea-Bissau is worsening day by day and authorities lack the means to tackle it, the new judicial police chief said... more
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Bissau drug smuggling worsening daily-police chief
Topix - Wednesday, July 25, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"It is essential to have the support of the authorities and the appropriate resources" Drug trafficking by Latin American cartels through the West African state of Guinea-Bissau is worsening day by day and authorities lack the means to tackle it, the new judicial police chief said... more
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IFJ Condemns Threats Against Two Journalists Covering Drug Trafficking
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, July 24, 2007
he International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the government of Guinea-Bissau to help end the intimidation of journalists covering the trafficking of drugs in the country and to ensure appropriate compensation is paid to the journalists who were victims of a road accident in 2005, following a recent... more
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Organized Crime Targets Weak States
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, July 24, 2007
n one swoop in April, authorities in Guinea-Bissau seized 635 kilogrammes of cocaine, worth an estimated $50 mn. But the traffickers managed to escape with the rest of the 2.5-tonne consignment because the police could not give chase. United Nations Office on Drug Control (UNODC) Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa... more
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