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No rushing iPhone to Russia, ChinaUnauthorised sales of unlocked iPhones in Russia and China are flourishing, but Apple Inc seems in no hurry to make deals with operators to sell the nifty device in these huge markets officially.
Source : Topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 08:59
Guinea Bissau: Cholera Outbreak Escalating
The number of people infected by a cholera outbreak in Guinea Bissau doubled in July to more than 600 and infections have spread to areas of the country previously considered low risk, health experts warn.
Source : AllAfrica | 23-Jul-2008 15:56
UN: Guinea Bissau Air Traffic Controller Arrested on Drug Charges
A U.N. official reveals that recent drug arrests in Guinea Bissau are the result of a two-month-long investigation.
Source : Topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 08:47
Cashew industry thirsty for materials
' Cashew processing workshops now find it hard to arrange enough material for processing as domestic output has been decreasing dramatically while it is not easy to find foreign supply sources.
Source : Topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 00:43
Venezuelan crew of "drug plane" held in Bissau
BISSAU - Anti-narcotics police in Guinea Bissau on Saturday arrested the three-man Venezuelan crew of an executive jet suspected of being used to smuggle cocaine into West Africa, an officer ...
Source : Topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 00:27
EUROPE/PORTUGAL - The number of Portuguese lay volunteers that collaborate in missionary and ...
There are more and more members of the laity that are hearing the call to work on cooperative and missionary projects, dedicating a period of their lives to this work, says the Evangelization of Cultures ...
Source : Topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 13:12
Drug bust in Sierra Leone
Police in Sierra Leone have arrested a total of 58 suspects, including a number of foreigners, in connection with Sunday's record cocaine bust in the West African state.
Source : Topix.net | 16-Jul-2008 13:04
Nine arrested over Sierra Leone cocaine bust
Sierra Leone police have arrested nine foreign nationals, including four Colombians, two Mexicans and an American, following the West African country's largest ever seizure of cocaine, a senior officer said.
Source : Topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 05:25
Looking for Africa in the heart of Lisbon
It's a quiet night at En'Clave. As I savor a hearty meal of kalulAo - a fish and spinach stew from the island nation of S o TomA© and Principe - and slowly sip on a shot of grog - potent rum from Cape ...
Source : Topix.net | 13-Jul-2008 12:23
Cholera Outbreak in Guinea Bissau Blamed on Poor Infrastructure
A cholera outbreak in the capital of Guinea Bissau has killed at least four people and infected hundreds more.
Source : Topix.net | 11-Jul-2008 22:53
GUINEA-BISSAU: Cholera epidemic reaches capital, Bissau
Cholera which first broke out in Guinea Bissau in May in the southern region of Tombali has now broken out in the capital Bissau killing four people and infecting 214, according to Daniel Kertesz, ...
Source : Topix.net | 10-Jul-2008 21:15
Guinea Bissau: Cholera Epidemic Reaches Capital, Bissau
Cholera which first broke out in Guinea Bissau in May in the southern region of Tombali has now broken out in the capital Bissau killing four people and infecting 214, according to Daniel Kertesz, representative of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Jul-2008 20:10
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The Kenyan parliament Wednesday passed a censure motion on embattled finance minister, Amos Kimunya, who is being investigated for compl i cations in a hotel sales scam.
Source : Topix.net | 10-Jul-2008 00:25
IMF Says Africa Groans Under Rising Food, Energy Prices
The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday the current boom in fuel and food prices, the biggest commodity price gain in 30 years, is having an uneven impact and is hurting the world's poorest countries most.
Source : Topix.net | 08-Jul-2008 00:24
Patois Bible in Pan-African and Pan-Caribbean context
WHAT IS true mainly of the coastal regions of Africa and elsewhere in the world is also true of the Caribbean as a whole - including Jamaica.
Source : Topix.net | 06-Jul-2008 00:23
142 GuinA©e-Bissau : Besoin d'Etat
Dakar/Brussels, 2 July 2008: The international community must encourage reform tendencies in Guinea-Bissau to counter the risk of the West African country becoming a narco-state and political no-man's-land of ...
Source : Topix.net | 04-Jul-2008 00:21
Guinea-Bissau: In Need of a State
To access this report in French , please click here . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Guinea-Bissau needs a state.
Source : Topix.net | 03-Jul-2008 00:18
Guinea Bissau: Think Tank Warns Country Could Become a Narco-State
The international community must encourage reform tendencies in Guinea-Bissau to counter the risk of the West African country becoming a narco-state and political no-man?s-land of interest to Maghreb criminal and terrorist networks.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Jul-2008 21:51
Guinea Bissau: Executive Summary - In Need of a State
The following is the executive summary, available in English. To read the complete report in French, please click here.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Jul-2008 21:44
UN aims to strengthen international legal cooperation in West Africa to fight drugs and crime
There's need for a united approach by all stakeholders to address the problems of the West Africa region.
Source : Topix.net | 01-Jul-2008 23:15
Villagers mutilated by armed men in Casamance
ZIGUINCHOR, 8 May 2008 - Armed men claiming to represent the rebel group Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance attacked twenty villagers from Tampe 15 km east of the regional capital Ziguinchor on 7 May ...
Source : Topix.net | 01-Jul-2008 15:11
An Abandoned Oasis Of American Comfort In Tiny Guinea-Bissau
British Airways CEO Willie Walsh passed up a $1.5 million bonus this year after the botched opening in March of the ailrine's huge Heathrow terminal.
Source : Topix.net | 01-Jul-2008 07:00
Country profile: Guinea-Bissau
Once hailed as a potential model for African development, Guinea-Bissau is now one of the poorest countries in the world.
Source : Topix.net | 30-Jun-2008 20:41
ECOWAS leaders task commission on energy, rail, others
L EADERS of the Economic Community of West African States , who just ended their fourth ordinary session in Abuja, have directed the sub-regional body's commission to concentrate on the development of regional ...
Source : Topix.net | 28-Jun-2008 20:25
Guinea-Bissau's Efforts Against Drug Trade Must Continue - Security Council
Applauding recent efforts by Guinea-Bissau to bring drug traffickers to justice, the Security Council today urged the West African country's Government to strengthen its international and regional cooperation ...
Source : Topix.net | 26-Jun-2008 20:07
Guinea Bissau: UN Says Anti-Drug Fight Must Continue
Applauding recent efforts by Guinea-Bissau to bring drug traffickers to justice, the Security Council today urged the West African country's Government to strengthen its international and regional cooperation to fight the narcotics trade and organized crime.
Source : AllAfrica | 26-Jun-2008 07:45
Senegal: Finding Incentives for Peace in Casamance
Civilians are growing increasingly desperate to return to their villages in Casamance, but with violent incidents continuing and the peace process "still at a stalemate" according to peace negotiators, some see ...
Source : Topix.net | 26-Jun-2008 03:51
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Haha, yes, he's completely useless, but adamant! He's one of those classic 'net personalities: the I-make-bold-claims-I-can't-back-up-and-t hen-insist-that-I-am-right-while-insulti ng-those-who- can ...
Source : Topix.net | 24-Jun-2008 08:23
UN Calls for More Help for Economy
Guinea-Bissau's economic and financial situation remains dire, despite some signs of possible improvement, a new United Nations report says, calling for greater international support to help the West African country emerge from its predicament and fight drug trafficking and organized crime.
Source : AllAfrica | 24-Jun-2008 07:49
Mozambique And Guinea-Bissau to Cooperate On Cashew
Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau are to work together on research to improve the production of cashew nuts in the two countries, and to share information on cashew markets.
Source : AllAfrica | 23-Jun-2008 22:13
Marine Rescue Workers Cover A Whale Found Stranded Off Islamorada
Marine rescue workers on Friday have been attending to a stranded whale found off Islamorada near mile marker 75.5, covering it with heavy tarp to protect it from the sun.
Source : Topix.net | 22-Jun-2008 08:06
Effect of 50 000 IU vitamin A given with BCG vaccine on mortality in...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of high dose vitamin A supplementation given with BCG vaccine at birth in an African setting with high infant mortality.
Source : Topix.net | 20-Jun-2008 08:06
UN Peacebuilding Commission adds Central African Republic to its agenda
The Central African Republic today became the fourth country to be placed on the agenda of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission, which was set up to help countries emerging from conflict avoid the slide ...
Source : Topix.net | 18-Jun-2008 08:00
Guinea Bissau's Army Chief Visits Huambo
The chief of Guinea Bissau's General Army Staff, lieutenant general Baptista Tagme, left Luanda this afternoon for central Huambo province, where he will hold talks with this region's military officials.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Jun-2008 23:07
Gambia: The Banjul-Bissau Bond
Indeed, "what this continent of ours needs is resources to boost agriculture, not conferences whose resolutions are hardly implemented." These were the words of the Gambian leader, minutes after arriving from his latest brotherly visit in Guinea Bissau; a country whose peace and security has been his preoccupation.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Jun-2008 23:02
Angola: Guinea-Bissau and Country's Armed Forces Work Out Cooperation
Angola and Guinea Bissau Armed Forces harmonised this Monday, here, the cooperation ties that will focus on staff training and technical assistance.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Jun-2008 08:39
Angola: Guinean President in Luanda for Cooperation Reinforcement
Guinea-Bissau's Head of State, Joćo Bernardo Vieira, arrived on Sunday evening in Luanda, to fulfil a 24-hour work visit to Angola, aimed to reinforce the existing bilateral cooperation between both states.
Source : AllAfrica | 16-Jun-2008 14:30
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The Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi on Tuesday evening gr anted audience to the former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair who flew in from Sierra Leone.
Source : Topix.net | 11-Jun-2008 03:59
ECOWAS telecom market upbeat as Abuja hosts business leaders
ABUJA, Nigeria's capital city would for the first time host telecommunications experts, operators, equipment manufacturers and vendors in a two-day conference and exhibition at the International Conference ...
Source : Topix.net | 06-Jun-2008 07:53
Impoverished African country is magnet for cocaine smugglers
F ilipe Dju sat grim-faced on the tangled roots of a mangrove tree, a padlocked chain around his ankle tethering him to four other recovering cocaine addicts.
Source : Topix.net | 04-Jun-2008 07:47
Guinea-Bissau: Experimental Theater Group
"Guinea-Bissau is a sui generis country, because people's talents are in the most unexpected fields.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Jun-2008 07:30
Cashew: Processing only way for W.A. to cash in
Cashew, originally grown in much of West Africa for reforestation and to prevent soil erosion, continues cultivating export and earnings potential for the region.
Source : Topix.net | 31-May-2008 07:04
West Africa: Gambia River Basin States Meet on Energy Needs
Energy need has topped the agenda of the five-day meeting of the experts of OMVG (Gambia River Basin Development Organisation) countries, which kicked off on Monday at the Kairaba Beach Hotel, Kololi.
Source : AllAfrica | 29-May-2008 11:01
EU seeks ways to deploy more helicopters
European Union defence ministers agreed Monday to modernize their helicopters in order to meet some of the shortfalls facing the bloc's peace-keeping missions around the world.
Source : Topix.net | 29-May-2008 06:55
Africa's first narco-state
Over the past 18 months, I've read numerous articles on how Guinea-Bissau is becoming the first narco-state in Africa.
Source : Topix.net | 27-May-2008 06:31
Guinea Bissau: WHO Reports Cholera Outbreak
An outbreak of cholera in a remote fishing village in southeastern Guinea Bissau has killed two people and infected 53 the World Health Organization (WHO) warns.
Source : AllAfrica | 26-May-2008 18:15