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AllAfrica.com
April 27, 2018
The Liberians in their attempt to reclaim their honor defeated Guinea Bissau 2-1 in an exciting soccer encounter to set the stage for their chances in the current ... The 3-0 loss will give Chief Patron Weah the necessity for the government to make some serious commitment, despite the 'pro-poor agenda' toÃâà...
IHS Jane's 360
April 18, 2018
Aristides Gomes's consensus-based appointment as Guinea-Bissau's prime minister should ease the country's political stalemate in the coming months, but it is unlikely to facilitate major policy changes due to the lack of agreement within the government. The appointment of Prime Minister Gomes's newÃâà...
Africa Times
April 17, 2018
Guinea Bissau's political crisis began in August 2015, when a Vaz split with former prime minister Domingos Simoes Pereira led to the dissolution of his government and bitter divisions within the main PAIGC party. Protests and political violence followed, as did a number of short-lived prime ministerÃâà...
africanews
April 17, 2018
Guinea-Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz appointed veteran politician Aristides Gomes as prime minister on Monday, according to a decree read on ... embroiled in a bitter dispute within his own ruling African Party of the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) that has hobbled the government.
pv magazine International
April 4, 2018
Guinea Bissau, which has one of the lowest electrification rates and highest electric service costs in Africa has, to date, not seen much progress in the field of ... According to a recent report from the same World Bank, the local government should now concentrate investments on rehabilitating and removingÃâà...
International Monetary Fund
April 2, 2018
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Tobias Rasmussen visited Guinea-Bissau from March 21 to April 3, 2018, to conduct discussions on the ... Moreover, as government revenue grew strongly and expenditure was contained, the overall fiscal deficit on commitment basis narrowed sharply fromÃâà...
Big Think (blog)
March 29, 2018
Here, LGBTI travellers can expect discrimination, prejudice and intolerance both from government officials and in society at large. These countries ... In Africa, we're talking about four small countries and one large one: Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Lesotho and Mozambique. In EuropeÃâà...
Greater Kashmir
March 29, 2018
The government of India announced the establishment of a $350 million solar development fund to enable financing of solar projects at the World Future ... 16 countries signing the agreement on its first day, followed by Guinea Bissau, Fiji, France, Vanautu and Liberia joining the second day and afterwards.
Independent Newspapers Limited
March 29, 2018
Lagos – The Federal Government has called on the Abuja Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for West and Central Africa (Abuja MoU) ... The 9th PSCC meeting which witnessed the admission of Liberia, Cape Verde, South Africa and Guinea Bissau was chaired by Mr. Fidele Dimou, theÃâà...
Times of India
March 21, 2018
The new Indian missions will be set up over four years, from 2018 to 2021, the government said in a statement. ... Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, SomaliaÃâà...
Equal Times
March 16, 2018
In 2012, he fled his native Guinea Bissau, a country with one of the lowest human development index and GDP values in the world, when the country was ... Meanwhile, the government claims that over 30,000 new migrant workers from other European countries should be brought in to help the boomingÃâà...
BusinessGhana
March 15, 2018
The Government of Germany, through its International Cooperation Agency GIZ, has handed over monitoring and radio equipment worth 1.2 million Euros to ... He said Zone E consists of Benin, Niger, Nigeria and Togo, whilst Zone G consists of Cape Verde, the Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mali and Senegal.
ReliefWeb
March 12, 2018
TAKES NOTE of the launching by the Commission, in close collaboration with the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), in Khartoum, .... The Assembly, recognising the critical role of the mission in the resolution of the crisis and restoration of peace and stability in Guinea Bissau, CALLSÃâà...
Upstream Online
March 8, 2018
Stockholm-based Svenska Petroleum and its Australian partner Far Ltd are preparing plans to drill a wildcat off Guinea-Bissau next year, write Barry ... the wife of former prime minister Tony Blair — has been appointed by the Gambian government alongside London law firm Essex Chambers to help fight anÃâà...
Newsweek
March 8, 2018
Khamenei, whose government the U.S. has criticized as being repressive and supportive of terrorism, countered by evoking the #MeToo social ... Faso, Cambodia, China (for women only), Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar (for women only), Moldova,Ãâà...
The Nation Newspaper
March 7, 2018
We call on the Federal Government to set the machinery in motion to arrest the rot in the system. For 2017, Nigeria was ranked 148 out of 180 countries in the world, and 32nd of the 52 countries rated in Africa. In West Africa, Nigeria is deemed better than only Guinea Bissau. This is not good for theÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 6, 2018
In the multi-party era, 15 of Africa's 54 heads of State and government - in Ethiopia, Libya, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia, Zimbabwe, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Uganda, Swaziland, Sudan, Chad and Eritrea - held or have held power for more than 20 years.
Reliefweb
February 28, 2018
In his address to the General Assembly on 21 September, the Prime Minister stated that, despite challenges in the functioning of the National Assembly and the Government, there was social peace in Guinea-Bissau. He also acknowledged that the Conakry Agreement had laid out a solution to the politicalÃâà...
ReliefWeb
February 22, 2018
... prerequisite remains the appointment of a consensus Prime Minister and an inclusive Government. They expressed their intention to continue to monitor the current political crisis and expressed their readiness to take necessary measures to respond to further worsening of the situation in Guinea‑Bissau.
Macau Business
February 20, 2018
The CNJ chairman, who is a doctor by training, believes that rice, which is the country's staple food item, will be produced in young farmer cooperatives and sold in Guinea-Bissau by 2020. Government figures show that the country normally produces about 111,000 tons of rice a year, but it also has toÃâà...
Gazeta Express
February 19, 2018
“I thank the President Vaz, your government, for recognition of Kosovo's independence. Kosovo will be always your friend and we will deepen our cooperation,” said Thaci. On the other hand the State minister and representative of the Guinea-Bissau President, Fabien Sagna, on behalf of the President VazÃâà...
CNBCAfrica.com
February 15, 2018
Reiterates its deep concern over the continued political standoff in the country coupled with the persistent socio-economic difficulties that the current crisis has caused to the people of Guinea Bissau, as well as the paralysis affecting the Government institutions and the People's National Assembly;. 6.
Kuwait News Agency
February 15, 2018
Conakry Agreement remains key to stability in Guinea Bissau - Kuwait envoy ... NEW YORK, Feb 15 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mansour Al-Otaibi expressed regret over the failure of Guinea-Bissau's national leaders to establish an inclusive government as per theÃâà...
africanews
February 7, 2018
For over two years, Vaz has been embroiled in a bitter dispute within his own ruling African Party of the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) that has hobbled the government. The impasse has sparked regular protest marches and raised fears of instability that diplomats fear could beÃâà...
Journalducameroun.com
December 31, 1999
Guinea-Bissau, in an official decree announced Wednesday evening a new government comprising 18 ministers and eight secretaries of state.It is led by the new Prime Minister, Aristides Gomes, who doubles as Economy and Finance Minister. The new cabinet's main mission is to organize parliamentaryÃâà...
Journalducameroun.com
December 31, 1999
The round-table brought together international partners from Guinea Bissau residing in Senegal,” a joint UN-EU statement said. The meeting which took place last Wednesday came a week after the Bissau-Guinean government and the UN signed a document supporting the 2018-2019 electoral calendars.
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