French President Emmanuel Macron wrapped up a three-country Africa tour in Guinea-Bissau Thursday that saw him pledge funding for education and economic development as well as military support to fight extremism in West and Central Africa. On Thursday he met with Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo who became the chair[Read More…]
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Senegalese Island Keeps Coastal Erosion At Bay With Stakes In The Sand
Simple wooden structures padded with coconut tree fronds are helping residents of Diogue island in southern Senegal to win back stretches of sandy beach from the Atlantic swells that threaten much of the West African coast. In some areas, half-submerged tree stumps and crumbling abandoned buildings show the impact of[Read More…]
G/Bissau Court Overturns Convictions Of Alleged Drug Kingpins
Guinea-Bissau’s top court has overturned the convictions of two alleged drug kingpins in connection with the country’s largest-ever narcotics seizure, a copy of the ruling showed on Monday. Braima Seidi Ba, a citizen of Guinea-Bissau, and Ricardo Ariza Monje, a Colombian national, were sentenced in 2020 to 16 years in[Read More…]