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Chinese ambassador awards scholarship to students in Guinea-Bissau
Xinhua News Agency
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BISSAU, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau Yang Renhuo on Thursday awarded the "Ambassador Scholarship" to students at the Tchico Te Higher Normal School in the West African country. The ceremony was also attended by the...
India Still Most Populous In World But Baby Boom Shows Signs Of Slowing
India West
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August 29, 2025
The Third World Penis is Mightier than the Sword “We have been God-like in our planned breeding of our domesticated plants and animals, but we have been rabbit-like in our unplanned breeding of ourselves.” –Arnold Joseph Toynbee Throughout...
Caribbean culture takes centre stage as Carifesta XV lights up Barbados
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The 15th edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta) opened on Friday with organisers promising to deliver “global excellence” in keeping with the ten-day celebration’s theme—Caribbean Roots,...
Mariam Posset: Art is Powerful Medium for Storytelling, Cultural Expression
This Day
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August 23, 2025
With its location along the coastline, Azalai Hotel, Cotonou, Benin, offers tourists a serene environment to relax and unwind. Hotel Manager, Mariam Posset, speaks on how the hotel promotes tourism, what makes it a safe haven for tourists, among...
Guinea-Bissau expels Portuguese media amid political turmoil, strained colonial ties
Business Insider Africa
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August 16, 2025
In a government decree issued on Friday, the administration of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló suspended the reporting activities of Portuguese state news agency Lusa and public broadcaster RTP Africa, including its radio arm, RDP Africa. Reuters...
Let’s Foster Unity, Human Dignity, Faith Practice “as pillars for national renewal”: Bissau-Guinean Catholic Bishop
ACI Africa
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August 19, 2025
“The River Geba brings the lands together, irrigates the marshes, nourishes the rice fields, and sustains the life of Guineans. In the same way, we too must be able to nourish and sustain the life of our people,” the Catholic Church leader said....
Activists say that precarious housing has existed for years in Lisbon.
Portugal Pulse
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August 15, 2025
The spokesperson for the residents of Talude Militar and member of the Movimento Vida Justa, Engels Amaral, has raised concerns about simultaneous events occurring in Amadora, specifically in the Mina de Água neighborhood. In Santa Iria da Azoia,...
President Bio Visits Guinea-Bissau to Discuss Regional Cooperation with President Embaló
Sierraloaded
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August 14, 2025
The Chairperson of ECOWAS, and President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio visited Guinea-Bissau and met with President Umaro Sissoco Embaló to discuss matters related to cooperation and progress across West...
Bissau-Guinean Catholic Bishop Cautions against Threat to Peace amid Growing Hate Speech
ACI Africa
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August 1, 2025
He recalled that since March 2022, the LGDH and the Marquês de Valle Flôr Institute have been implementing a project called the “Peace Observatory,” aimed at working in network with national actors to prevent violent extremism. “In the past three...
Guinea Bissau leader to run as independent amid political crisis
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 9, 2025
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo announced Friday he would run as an independent in the politically unstable country's November presidential elections, as he made his candidacy official. Embalo was originally elected in December 2019...
Our sloppy immigration stops could be good cover for Texas lawmakersFrank Cerabino
Marco Eagle - Florida
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If Democratic lawmakers in Texas want to disappear out of state in order to delay a gerrymandering vote, they should flee to Florida. When it comes to vanishing, Florida’s a virtual black hole these days. It has never been more simple. The easiest...
ECOWAS And Guinea-Bissau Advance Phase II Of Assistive Device Programme For Children With Disabilities
News Ghana
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August 7, 2025
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, has officially launched Phase II of the ECOWAS Assistive Device Programme for Children with Disabilities in...
More oxygen for Africa-China higher education collaboration
University World News
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AFRICA-CHINA China and Africa are deepening collaborations between their universities and they have resolved to increase the number of institutions of higher learning involved in partnerships between the two regions across various fields of study....
The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) And The Government Of Guinea-Bissau Advance Phase II Of Assistive Device Initiative For Children With Disabilities
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, has officially launched Phase II of the ECOWAS Assistive Device Programme for Children with...
TIME Announces TIME Africa
Business Ghana
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Today, global media company TIME (https://TIME.com/) announced TIME Africa, a new regional editorial expansion in collaboration with Global Venture Partners (GVP). TIME Africa will launch as a digital and live events platform, bringing TIME’s...
'Sea War' Brews as Desperate Fishermen Attack Foreign Vessels — and Each Other
Food Manufacturing - Wisconsin
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August 28, 2025
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Kawsu Leigh writhed in pain on the fishing boat, his burned skin as mottled as the paint on the deck beneath him. Raw and slick, the burns covered large parts of his upper body. His day began as normal, with a shift on one of...
Palestinian statehood: Where countries stand when it comes to recognition
Middle East Eye
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August 28, 2025
Country by country, the world is becoming increasingly receptive to the idea of Palestinian statehood. Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat first declared an independent Palestine on 15 November 1988, including the West...
Take Control of Your Cash Flow: Proven Strategies for AR Leaders
CFO Dive
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Takeaways: Gambias fishermen are caught in a sea war with foreign vessels
Mint
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August 28, 2025
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Video exclusively obtained by The Associated Press documents an emerging problem in the fight for dominance between Gambian fishermen and foreign-owned commercial vessels in West African waters. Local fishermen, angered by...
A ‘sea war’ brews off Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign vessels, and each other
Associated Press
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August 28, 2025
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Kawsu Leigh writhed in pain on the fishing boat, his burned skin as mottled as the paint on the deck beneath him. Raw and slick, the burns covered large parts of his upper body. His day began as normal, with a shift on one of...