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Guinea-Bissau minister hails strong economic, trade ties with China
Xinhua News Agency
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BISSAU, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Soares Sambu, Guinea-Bissau's minister of economy, planning and regional integration, on Thursday praised the country's robust economic and trade relations with China, describing them as "excellent." Sambu made 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...
Guinea-Bissau: Portuguese TV journalist attacked, robbed in broad daylight
Macau Business
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July 27, 2025
Several local media outlets report that unknown individuals assaulted and robbed a journalist and the delegate for Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) in Guinea-Bissau, Waldir Araújo, in central Bissau on Sunday. Araújo said that the assault and...
Can African countries free themselves from dependence on raw materials?
Atalayar
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August 4, 2025
The figures behind a widespread problem Morocco, an example of prosperity in Africa The African economy remains highly dependent on raw material exports, a phenomenon that knows no borders and affects all countries on the continent to a greater or...
Trump’s Third-Country Deportations Explained
Washington Monthly
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August 4, 2025
Third-country deportations to poor African nations and especially to failed states are just inhumane. But Trump is using the continent as a “dumping ground” for migrant criminals he seeks to deport. Already, he has sent migrant criminals to...
Love Island 2025 cast: Full line-up of confirmed contestants and bombshells
Radio Times
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Whoever wins tonight will be following in the footsteps of reigning champs Mimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan. As we wait to see how things unfold, read on to learn more about the Love Island 2025 remaining Islanders and those who have since been...
'Obama got one, so should I' | Trump demands Nobel Peace Prize
IOL
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A craving for international prestige, a decade-long Obama rivalry and perhaps a dash of provocation: a mercurial melange of factors is at play in Donald Trump's obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize. "It's well past time that President Trump was...
Radio and Television of Portugal repudiate aggression against delegate in Guinea-Bissau
Portugal Pulse
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July 27, 2025
A journalist and RTP correspondent in Guinea-Bissau, Waldir Araújo, was assaulted and robbed today in central Bissau by unidentified individuals. Waldir Araújo told local media that the assault and aggression may have political motivations. The...
Why does Donald Trump want the Nobel Peace Prize so badly? It's his self-image, and Obama, say analysts
Hindustan Times
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August 4, 2025
Four US presidents have so far got it, and Donald Trump wants it too. The Nobel Peace Prize has come up multiple times — more recently from Trump's own team, often from his MAGA base, and of course from those who want favours, such as leaders of...
RTP journalist in Guinea-Bissau victim of robbery and assault
Portugal Pulse
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July 27, 2025
The journalist and representative of the Portuguese Radio and Television (RTP) in Guinea-Bissau, Waldir Araújo, was assaulted and robbed today in the center of Bissau by unidentified individuals, several local media outlets reported. Araújo,...
Chad, Guinea-Bissau Presidents Discuss Bilateral Cooperation
News Ghana
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July 25, 2025
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno and Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló held talks in N’Djamena on Thursday to strengthen bilateral relations. The two leaders met for two hours at the Chadian presidency, focusing on enhanced...
Chadian, Guinea-Bissau presidents discuss bilateral ties
Xinhua News Agency
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YAOUNDE, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno and President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo held talks on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations, said a statement by the Chadian presidency. During a two-hour...
Peace offering — Donald Trump’s obsession with the Nobel
Dawn
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August 4, 2025
WASHINGTON: A craving for international prestige, a decade-long Obama rivalry and perhaps a dash of provocation: a mercurial melange of factors is at play in Donald Trump’s obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize. “It’s well past time that President...
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...
Guinea-Bissau: Olympic Committee election process worries international bodies
Macau Business
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July 16, 2025
The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) has urged the Olympic Committee of Guinea-Bissau to end government interference in the elections of that sports organisation, according to a note seen by Lusa on Wednesday. The ANOCA...
Guinea-Bissau President, Niger Republic PM, others in Daura for Buhari’s burial
Eagle Online
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July 15, 2025
President Bola Tinubu, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau, and Niger Republic Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine were among thousands of high-profile dignitaries who attended the funeral rites of the late former President Muhammadu...
UNHRC Publishes Findings On Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Latvia, North Macedonia, Spain, And Viet Nam
Scoop
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GENEVA (18 July 2025) – The UN Human Rights Committee today issued its findings on Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Latvia, North Macedonia, Spain and Viet Nam, following its review of these States parties during its 144th session. The findings...
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...
Chinese doctors bring free clinics to schools in Guinea-Bissau
Global Times
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Chinese interpreter Fan Jiawei serves a local student at the Samora Moises Machel High School in Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau, June 13, 2025.(The 20th batch of Chinese medical team in Guinea-Bissau/Handout via Xinhua) Chinese doctor He Yongjie...