Gambia accuses former army officials of coup plot - Arab News
Thursday's charges against the suspected coup plotters allege the group engaged in drug trafficking to fund the operation, which they added would have been launched from nearby Guinea-Bissau. Drug smuggling is a growing problem in the region and ...
Portuguese-Speaking Countries Join Forces With UN - Scoop
CPLP’s members are Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, and Timor-Leste. “South-South cooperation among Portuguese-speaking nations can help achieve universal access to HIV prevention treatment ...
CHAN 2011: Christian Caulker Believes That Sierra Leone ... - Goal.com
His career has progressed when he made his senior team debut against Guinea Bissau in 2007 and he has held on to the number one jersey since. Congo DR defeated Ghana to win the maiden edition of the tournament in the Ivory Coast in 2009.
Sleeper cells and gatekeepers pose problems on the ... - FederalNewsRadio.com
Into West Africa, places like Guinea-Bissau, the quintessential example of ungoverned space or permissive environment." And not only are the cartels there, "but you've also got operatives from Al qaida, from Hezbollah, and Hamas that are occupying ...
DEVELOPMENT: SPAIN TO EXTEND ITS INTERESTS IN AFRICA - Investors Business Daily
We are glad with the outcome and would like to extend these to other African countries, such as Mali, Guinea Bissau, Burkina Faso and Chad in the next two years. We are still learning in order to know exactly what these countries want," said Vzquez ...
Ghana Ranked Top In Press Freedom - GhanaHomePage
Verde and Guinea-Bissau. Mr. Chamsou also called on participants to make the most of the three day workshop to help promotion of quality journalism in the country. He urged media practitioners to raise high standards and live up to public expectation ...
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In case you are wondering, International Womans Day is an official holiday in Angola, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Georgia, Guinea Bissau, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia ...
Spain’s New Drive to Extend its Interests in Africa - Inter Press Service
We are glad with the outcome and would like to extend these to other African countries, such as Mali, Guinea Bissau, Burkina Faso and Chad in the next two years. We are still learning in order to know exactly what these countries want," said Vázquez ...
Lynn's adventures highlight the effects of climate ... - This is Dorset
REBEL hitchhikers in Cote d’Ivoire, shipwrecks in Guinea Bissau and Atlantic crossings by container ship – former Daily Echo reporter Lynn Morris has experienced all this and more. After leaving the Echo, Lynn, 29, set up environmental education ...
Portuguese-speaking countries join forces with UN to ... - UN News Centre
CPLP’s members are Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, and Timor-Leste. “South-South cooperation among Portuguese-speaking nations can help achieve universal access to HIV prevention treatment ...
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Video: Iraq 'more peaceful,' but not stable yet
 "All the hard work we've done over the past few years has paid off," one U.S. soldier tells NBC News' Richard Engel in a discussion about the U.S. military's role in Iraq. He added that knowing his friends "didn't die in vain is a big pay off." (Nightly News)
Diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks
 International diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.
Nuke deal with Russia is close, says Clinton
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.
World Blog: Unplugged in Urumqi
The predominantly Muslim province has been an Internet-free zone since riots broke out last July between the ethnic Han Chinese and the minority Uighurs.
Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV
 Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, who banned television and barred women from appearing in public without an all-enveloping burqa, the Afghan government is fighting a losing battle to keep female flesh off TV.
World Blog: Corruption is Iraq's latest enemy
Skier, who is the first Ghanaian to ever compete in the Winter Olympics, becomes a sensation.
Web produces new generation of China activists
 There is a vibrant community of tech-savvy users who can easily hop over China's "Great Firewall" that blocks access to sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. They are a minority of the 384 million people online in China but among the most vocal.
Little fanfare for 7th anniversary of war in Iraq
 Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.
Minister: Sierre Leone hit by disaster hoax
A top official in Sierre Leone's government says a report that at least 200 people had been killed in a mining accident is a hoax.
Heavy rains swamp Haiti’s homeless camps
 One of the heaviest rainfalls since Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake swamps homeless camps, sweeping screaming residents into eddies of water and flooding latrines.
Dutch: Gay troops not to blame for genocide
Dutch government officials reacted angrily to claims by a retired U.S. general that Dutch forces were overrun in Srebrenica in 1995 in part because of the presence of gay soldiers.
‘Lawyer’ to U.S. missionaries in Haiti arrested
A man who acted as a lawyer for U.S. missionaries who were detained in Haiti has now been arrested in the Dominican Republic on migrant-trafficking charges.
Newsweek: How we're winning in Pakistan
President Obama gets much credit for changing America's image in the world. But if you asked even devoted fans to cite a specific foreign-policy achievement, they would probably hesitate. But in fact, there is a place where Barack Obama's foreign policy is working, and one that is crucial to U.S. national security—Pakistan.
A child's hope for a new limb, new life
 Two months after the ground shook in Haiti, 4-year-old Schneily Similien still needs a new leg. His greatest hope is at a small hospital in the rural heart of Haiti, he just needs to get there. Msnbc.com is heading to Haiti track the story of Schneily and other amputees as they work to build new lives.
Pakistan wants recognition for terror fight
Saying it has bowed far enough to U.S. interests, Pakistan will use next week's high-level talks with the Obama administration to seek more recognition for its part in the fight against terrorism.
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