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Introducing Loide, Guinea Bissau - Mozambiquan Artist Jazzes Up the Rhythms of Lusaphone Africa

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Posted by Pamela Stitch on April 18, 2008 in Discussion Lounge, Guinea Bissau, Interview, Mozambique

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I still have a picture of my first time on stage. I was 5 years old, red ribbed tights, green faux suede skirt, white ruffled shirt (brown shoes) singing with 3 other little girls…

Guinea-Bissau Battles Drug Barons with Little Hope

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Posted by CareTaker on April 1, 2008 in Africa, Discussion Lounge, Feature, Guinea Bissau, Opinion

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The nation fights a futile battle against drug barons who have hijacked and using it as a global narcotics clearing-house.

Guinea Bissau: The First African Narco-state?

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Posted by CareTaker on March 19, 2008 in Discussion Lounge, Feature, Guinea Bissau, Opinion

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Its numerous coastal islands (Bijagós Archipelagoes), lagoons and extensive mangrove waterways, plus a broken law enforcement system makes Bissau the ideal drug trafficking hub in the world.

TradeNet Portal: A West African Agric Trade Network Debuts

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Posted by CareTaker on October 31, 2007 in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote D’Ivoire, Discussion Lounge, Editor's Pick, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

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TradeNet is an online portal set up for traders and producers to “access prices for specific commodities and markets throughout West Africa”. The portal also permits SMS messaging ; users can receive alerts on prices and commodities and access “market conditions” via their cellphones.
TradeNet is conceived under the MISTOWA project which aims to increase [...]