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Guinea Bassau promises a warm welcome to Gaddafi

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has vowed to never leave the land of his ancestors. If he changes his mind though and fancies trying out exile, he will receive a warm welcome from the West African republic of Guinea Bissau.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 2 comments

Op-Ed: The Ivory Coast and the end of French colonialist connivance

France’s reputation for influence-peddling and widespread corruption in Africa is nobody’s secret, but Nicolas Sarkozy's reactions to the current electoral deadlock in the Ivory Coast indicate that France's shadowy African era may be coming to an end.

In the Media by Michael Cosgrove

'People first' stressed on 20th Anniversary edition of HDR

New York - People are the real wealth, reiterates the 20th anniversary edition of Human Development Report (HDR) 2010. It also comes up with three new measures for discussing poverty and inequality.

In the Media by Srijit Mishra - 4 comments

UN wants Guinea Bissau to restore order after coup attempt

Bissau - The Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki Moon, has called on Guinea Bissau to return to some order after an apparent attempted coup in the fragile West African state.

In the Media by Christopher Szabo - 4 comments

Russian of African Descent Seeks Political Office

An African-born Russian farmer, partly inspired by President Obama is embarking on an improbable run for political office. If elected Joaquim Crima or Vasily Ivanovich in Russian, would become the first Black man to hold public office in Russia.

In the Media by Sadiq Green - 2 comments

Guinea Bissau's Runoff Vote Under Cloud of Uncertainty

Voters in the West African nation of Guinea Bissau have gone to the polls in a presidential runoff poll between two former heads of state after the nation’s long serving leader,Joao Bernardo Vieira was assassinated in March.

In the Media by Christopher Szabo

UN Secretary-General Condemns Assassination

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the killing of the president of Guinea-Bissau and his chief of staff.

In the Media by Bob Ewing

Guinea-Bissau President and Army Head Dead In Separate Attacks

The President and head of the army in Guinea-Bissau have been killed in separate attacks just hours apart. Guinea-Bissau is one of the five poorest nations in the world.

In the Media by KJ Mullins

Guinea-Bissau: UNICEF Helps Fight Cholera Outbreak

UNICEF is helping Guinea-Bissau's Ministry of Health to tackle a cholera epidemic that has rapidly spread across the West African nation.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 4 comments

Google launches special sites and services for the Olympics

Google has added multiple sites and services to its various properties for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The company gives the latest updates and information that can be accessed worldwide.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 2 comments