June 19, 2013
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- Guinea Bissau: Analyst speaks on ‘coup’ claims
- Senegal hosts cross-border cholera awareness, prevention exercise
- ECOWAS urges int’l recognition of Guinea Bissau interim govt
- Mali: ECOWAS clips junta’s wings, Traoré transition extended
Guinea Bissau News
Guinea Bissau: 2 parties to boycott reonciliation confab
November 26, 2011The Social Renovation Party of former Guinea Bissau President KoumbaYala and the Republican Party for Independence and Development will boycott the upcoming national reconciliation conference.
Positive changes in Guinea Bissau, despite woes
September 21, 2011Whenever Guinea Bissau is mentioned in the media, especially the Western media, it is almost always for the wrong reasons.
From repeated coup attempts to high level political assassinations and poverty to drugs, the tiny West African country was always portrayed as a top example of a failed state.
1000s of Children die due to shortage of health workers
September 7, 2011In some countries, there are just over two health workers for every thousand people.
A new report released by Save the Children shows that children in such countries are five times more likely to die, than in other countries at the top of the index.ECOWAS, Nigeria to help rehabilitate Guinea Bissau
August 21, 2011Nigeria’s President and Chairman of the sub-regional bloc (ECOWAS), Goodluck Jonathan has pledged the assistance of both his country and the sub-regional bloc in rehabilitating Guinea Bissau.
'Collective action can spare Guinea Bissau from bad old days'
August 5, 2011Amid street protest calling for the resignation of Guinea Bissau’s Prime Minister Carlos Gomez Junior, the country’s Attorney General was this week sacked.
West Africa: Govts, private sector urged to invest more in midwives
June 21, 2011Governments, private sector and midwives in West Africa have been urged to invest more in midwifery to make the profession more attractive so as to get more people drawn to it.
Senegal: 2nd ECOWAS T21 long-term planning course underway
June 21, 2011The second training course in long-term planning using the T21 model technique for the 15 ECOWAS Member states is underway in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.
Senegal: Symposium to strengthen ECOWAS Court opens
June 7, 2011A symposium on the enforcement of judicial decisions by the ECOWAS court is underway in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.
ECOWAS Citizen’s Union appeals for residence permit fee reduction
May 30, 2011ECOWAS citizens living in Liberia are appealing to relevant authorities of the sub-regional bloc to establish a harmonized structure for resident permit fees across member countries.
ECOWAS members urged to work with Interpol
May 21, 2011ECOWAS member states have been urged to collaborate with the general secretariat of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) in sensitizing regional police forces to secure international police cooperation in the fight against crime.
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