The two-day visit to Dakar of David Malpass is placed under the seal of strengthening collaboration between the Bretton Woods institution and the Senegalese government. This is the first official trip for the President of the World Bank Group to Senegal and to West and Central Africa. In a statement[Read More…]
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Masked Gunmen Raid Opposition HQ Of Guinea-Bissau
Masked gunmen raided the headquarters of Guinea-Bissau’s former ruling party on Saturday, two party members said, weeks after a failed coup attempt in the West African country. The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), which led Guinea-Bissau to independence from Portugal in 1974, still contests[Read More…]
980kg Of Cocaine Seized By Police Disappears In Guinea-Bissau
Seven suspects appeared in court in Bissau on Thursday in a 980kg drug seizure case, almost all of which has disappeared since the major bust in November, according to the director of the judicial police. “Last November, 980 kg were seized by the police, but 975 kg have simply disappeared[Read More…]
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