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The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) And The Government Of Guinea-Bissau Advance Phase II Of Assistive Device Initiative For Children With Disabilities
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, has officially launched Phase II of the ECOWAS Assistive Device Programme for Children with...
Bissau-Guinean Catholic Bishop Cautions against Threat to Peace amid Growing Hate Speech
ACI Africa
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August 1, 2025
He recalled that since March 2022, the LGDH and the Marquês de Valle Flôr Institute have been implementing a project called the “Peace Observatory,” aimed at working in network with national actors to prevent violent extremism. “In the past three...
Civil society, democracy and governance reforms: Building sustainable partnership for national development
The Sun Nigeria
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August 3, 2025
The civil society in Nigeria took a bold step on unification of their energy to enable them continue to hold the government accountable to the people. On 31st July, 2025, the civil society organised a “Civil Democracy and National Development”...
Visa-Free Entry: 44 Countries Lebanese Passport-Holders Can Travel To Hassle-Free
MENAFN
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August 5, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Want to travel to the chilly mountains of Georgia or roam amongst Rwanda's impeccable wildlife? Lebanese passport-holders can do it all as citizens of the Middle Eastern country can now travel to 44 nations across the...
Apus Energy Drives Offshore Revival In Guinea-Bissau Ahead Of African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Silver Partnership
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, August 1, 2025/APO Group/ -- Apus Energy has joined African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 – taking place in Cape Town from September 29 to October 3 – as a Silver...
Guinea-Bissau Deepens National Commitment To The Women, Peace, And Security Agenda Through Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)-Led In-Country Continental Results Framework (CRF) Capacity Building Workshop
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) From the 22nd to 24th of July, 2025, the ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DAHS), in close collaboration with other relevant directorates and agencies, the Ministry of Women, Family...
RFK Jr. Cancels $500M Funding for COVID, Flu Vaccines, Ends Pfizer Deals
WebProNews
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August 6, 2025
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the pharmaceutical and public health sectors, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the newly appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services, announced on August 5, 2025, the cancellation of approximately $500 million...
Africa sharpens food security focus with US$9.4M grant for climate...
Food Ingredients First
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The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) has received a US$9.44 million grant from the African Development Fund (ADF) to strengthen the climate resilience of rice value chains across West Africa, a region increasingly affected by climate change due to...
AfDB Grants US$9.4M for Climate-Resilient Rice Farming in West Africa
News Ghana
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July 20, 2025
The African Development Bank’s concessional arm has approved a $9.44 million grant to bolster climate resilience in rice production across 13 West African nations. The funding, allocated through the African Development Fund’s Climate Action...
Guinea-Bissau’s president on his meeting with Trump, relations with Russia and China, and whether he will accept US deportees
Atlantic Council
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July 11, 2025
Watch the event China tends to show up to fulfill African countries’ needs more quickly, while there is a “delay” that is “too long” in working with the West, said President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau. “How are we going to leave the...
African Development Fund supports climate-resilient rice value chains in West Africa
Africa Business Communities
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The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional funding window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a $9.44 million grant for the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) to strengthen the climate resilience of...
African Development Fund Supports Climate-Resilient Rice Value Chains Across West Africa
MENAFN
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July 18, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) ( ), the concessional funding window of the African Development Bank Group ( ), on 17 July 2025 approved a $9.44 million grant for the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)...
G.Bissau's Bijagos archipelago added to UNESCO World Heritage list
TerraDaily
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G.Bissau's Bijagos archipelago added to UNESCO World Heritage list by AFP Staff Writers Bissau (AFP) July 13, 2025 The Bijagos Archipelago off the coast of west Africa was declared a World Heritage site by the UN's cultural agency on Sunday, in...
Bijagos Archipelago Earns UNESCO World Heritage Status, Celebrating Biodiversity and Cultural Heritage
teleSUR
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July 14, 2025
July 14, 2025 Hour: 2:36 pm The Bijagos Archipelago, a dazzling mosaic of islands off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, has officially been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, marking a historic milestone for the West African nation and its...
UNESCO adds Guinea-Bissau’s Bijagos Archipelago to World Heritage list
Telengana Today
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July 14, 2025
UNESCO has inscribed Guinea-Bissau's Bijagos Archipelago on the World Heritage list for its exceptional marine biodiversity and cultural heritage. The site features rare species, vital ecosystems, and traditional lifestyles, making it a key...
Wockhardt’s Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala appointed health advisor to PM of Guinea-Bissau
ETHealthworld.com
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July 14, 2025
New Delhi: Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala, Executive Director, Wockhardt and CEO of the Wockhardt Foundation, has been appointed health advisor to the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, His Excellency Rui Duarte Barros. It is indicated that in this...
Sahel governance forum: What is the problem in the Sahel?
The Standard Gambia
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August 4, 2025
- Advertisement - By Madi Jobarteh The core Sahel countries are Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Mauritania. As the UN convenes what it calls the Sahel Governance Forum in The Gambia, four of these core Sahel countries are under military rule,...
Surge for greener pastures amid travel restrictions
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 4, 2025
Countries are raising the bar in their minimum requirements for travels, including visa fees and other processes, apparently to discourage large numbers. Some are tightening their immigration policies for safety and economic reasons. Even...
After Pakistan and Israel, Cambodia offers Nobel nomination to Trump: How does it work?
The Indian Express
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August 3, 2025
Claiming that US President Donald Trump had “ended conflicts”, including those between India and Pakistan, and Thailand and Cambodia, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has said it was “well past time” that he was awarded the Nobel Peace...
Constitutional and developmental betrayal in Sierra Leone
Cocorioko
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August 3, 2025
CRONY CAPITAL NATIONALISM IN SIERRA LEONE: A CONSTITUTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BETRAYAL By Mahmud Tim Kargbo Sunday, 3 August 2025 Sierra Leone’s post war aspirations for democratic governance, social justice, and economic reform, efforts...