Guinea-Bissau News

The move is seen as an effort to boost economic ties between the world's seventh largest economy and the African continent.

Today, May 25, is African liberation day. It is a day that commemorates the signing of the charter establishing the Organization of African Unity in 1963 now known as the African Union .

ZIGUINCHOR, 24 May 2013 - Demining has been halted in southern Senegal's Casamance Region after 12 deminers were taken hostage by fighters with the separatist Movement of Democratic Forces in Casamance on 3 May.

Acting on the recommendation of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau for one year, deciding also to readjust its presence so it could help the West African nation restore constitutional order following the 2012 military ... (more)

ABUJA, Nigeria, May 22, 2013 African Press Organization - The reigning ECOWAS Peace Ambassador, Ms Hyeladzirra "Zirra" Banu, has called on ECOWAS governments and institutions to empower and create more opportunities for the youth as part of efforts to promote peace and stability and facilitate the region's development.

The United Nations Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations political mission in Guinea-Bissau to assist in finding solutions to the political and economic crisis being exacerbated by additional challenges posed by transnational crime, in particular drug trafficking and money laundering.

The Guinean movement AA A o CidadA [pt] released an open letter [pdf] on May 8 "from a youth who wants to have their place in their own land in peace, with the freedom and progress they are entitled." The document calls for young Guineans to mobilize peacefully for peace, democracy and freedom in Guinea-Bissau and denounces two recent episodes of ... (more)

It's not everyday you get to see large-scale illegal fishing in progress. But on April 14, that's exactly what passengers aboard the National Geographic Explorer seem to have witnessed.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon greets President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe of Togo at the Security Council.

I'll never forget the moment when I stepped onto the dirt floor of a small, sparse room in a rural Guinea Bissauan village.

President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday renewed Ghana's commitment in collaborating with the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in the West African Sub-Region. He has, however, appealed to member countries to equip the law enforcement agencies in their various countries to enable them to act swiftly against the practice in ... (more)

BISSAU, Guinea Bissau, - African Press Organization - An International Monetary Fund mission led by Mr.

Wednesday's hearing about last September's attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya has put the State Department and diplomatic security back in the political spotlight.

"It is important that the United Nations system and subregional, regional and international partners work together to support a responsible, legitimate and effective State, operating under the rule of law and able to provide security, essential services and economic opportunities to its people," according to the report.

The cost of conflicts on Africa's development between 1990 and 2005 was about $300 billion , according to Oxfam International findings published in 2007.

BISSAU/DAKAR, 9 May 2013 - The World Food Programme has not received the money it needs to run basic nutrition and food security schemes in Guinea-Bissau, leaving projects in jeopardy or at a standstill.

The African Union says it could lift sanctions against Guinea-Bissau as the country's leader promises elections later this year.

"Twenty of the world's most troubled countries have made progress in efforts that range from reducing poverty to improving the education of girls and cutting down on the deaths of women in childbirth, the World Bank said on Wednesday" in a new report , Reuters reports.

Governor Deval Patrick, Education Secretary Matt Malone and state higher education officials honored 29 outstanding public college and university students and their mentors Thursday at the third annual "29 Who Shine" awards at the State House.

The percentage of the world's population living in societies with a fully free press has fallen to its lowest level in over a decade, according to a Freedom House report released today.