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Cooperation: Senegalese fishermen can operate in Guinea-Bissau with complete peace of mind
Sene News
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June 18, 2025
The new protocol, signed between Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, offers artisanal and industrial fishermen fishing opportunities in waters under Guinea-Bissau’s jurisdiction. It replaces the two-year protocol signed on February 1, 2022, which was...
Starlink is now live in Guinea-Bissau, its 23rd African market
Technext
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June 18, 2025
SpaceX’s Starlink has taken a significant step in bridging Africa’s digital divide with the launch of its high-speed, low-latency internet service in Guinea-Bissau, as announced via an X post by @Starlink earlier today. The rollout, marked by an...
Chinese doctors bring free clinics to Guinea-Bissau schools
China Daily Global
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Chinese doctor Chen Qiuyu measures the body temperature of a local student at the Samora Moises Machel High School in Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau, on Friday. XINHUA BISSAU — As dawn breaks in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, rows of...
Guinea-Bissau's president inaugurates China-funded highway
Xinhua News Agency
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BISSAU, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Monday presided over the inauguration ceremony of a highway linking the capital Bissau to its suburb of Safim, covering a distance of 8.2 kilometers. The highway was...
Chinese doctors bring free clinics to schools in Guinea-Bissau
Xinhua News Agency
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BISSAU, June 15 (Xinhua) -- In the morning light of Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, rows of students lined the corridors of a high school, their eyes bright with anticipation. Chinese doctors arrived with lectures, health check-ups, and...
“I cannot be a Bishop without you”: Bishop-elect for Guinea-Bissau’s Bafatá Diocese Calls for Collaboration
ACI Africa
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June 15, 2025
Reflecting on his own spiritual journey, Mons. Quematcha testified to the protective presence of God and the Blessed Virgin Mary throughout his life. “Despite challenges, the Virgin Mary will always intercede for us and God will always accompany...
Tinubu sends Odumegwu-Ojukwu as special envoy to Gambia, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Ghana
The Sun Nigeria
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June 14, 2025
From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja As the federal government prepares for the forthcoming West Africa Economic Summit in Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has dispatched the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, as Special Envoy...
Guinea-Bissau's minister of fisheries hails vitality of cooperation with China
Xinhua News Agency
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BISSAU, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Guinea-Bissau's Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy Mario Musante on Friday praised the vitality of cooperation between his country and China, citing as an example the "strategic" partnership that Beijing is...
West Africa Economic Summit: Tinubu dispatches Odumegwu-Ojukwu as Special Envoy to Gambia, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Ghana
The Sun Nigeria
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June 13, 2025
From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja As the Federal Government prepares for the forthcoming West Africa Economic Summit in Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has dispatched the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, as Special Envoy...
Guinea-Bissau deploys efforts to digitize birth registration, national ID systems
Biometric Update
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June 10, 2025
Considerable efforts are underway to ensure the complete digitization, integration and modernization of the civil registration and national ID systems of Guinea-Bissau as the West African nation advances its digital transformation agenda. For...
U.S. visa restrictions on West African countries threaten regional prosperity – ECOWAS
Daily Trust
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June 19, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the U.S.’s attempt to impose visa restrictions on its member states, warning it will threaten regional prosperity. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chair of the ECOWAS...
Ahead of Episcopal Ordination, Bishop-elect in Guinea-Bissau Cautions Youths against Despair, Urges Fraternity
ACI Africa
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June 11, 2025
The late Pope Francis appointed Mons. Quematcha as the Bishop of Bafatá Diocese on March 8. The Bissau-Guinean Episcopal See has been vacant since March 2021 with the passing on of Bishop Pedro Carlos Zilli. Born in April 1967 in Cúmura in the...
Russian gold mining company Nordgold eyes investment opportunities in West Africa
Business Insider Africa
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June 18, 2025
This comes as the firm solidifies its presence in the region with the recent acquisition of a key gold project in Burkina Faso, a move that underscores deepening economic ties between the West African nation and Russia. Georgi Smirnov, Nordgold's...
Guinea-Bissau: Over 400 tonnes of plastic waste end up in the sea every year
Macau Business
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June 6, 2025
Guinea-Bissau produces 409 tonnes of plastic waste annually that ends up in the sea despite a law prohibiting the production and sale of plastic bags, according to the Guinean government and the United Nations. In a message also signed by the...
Catechists in Bissau-Guinean Diocese Urged to Be “living instruments of God’s love, signs of hope”
ACI Africa
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June 9, 2025
“This hope comes from Christ’s love and resurrection. It is this certainty that should animate every Catechist to bring a living and transformative message to their students,” he said. In his June 7 homily, the Local Ordinary of Bissau since his...
Guinea-Bissau President Embalo Departs For Macau After Official Visit To Malaysia
Bernama
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June 5, 2025
SEPANG, June 5 (Bernama) -- The President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, departed for Macau today after concluding a three-day official visit to Malaysia, which marked the first-ever visit by a head of state from...
Goals and Highlights for Gabon 2-0 Guinea-Bissau in Friendly Match
VAVEL
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June 9, 2025
9:06 PM2 hours agoThanks! And that's all for now! Thank you very much for watching this friendly match here on VAVEL! Stay tuned for the repercussions of this match and the next ones, as we will still have more games for the FIFA Date. Good night...
Guinea-Bissau President Embalo Concludes Visit By Planting Merbau Tree At Laman Perdana
Bernama
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June 5, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (Bernama) -- The President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, concluded his three-day official visit to Malaysia by planting a Merbau tree at the Perdana Botanical Garden here today. Embalo and his delegation arrived at...
Guinea-Bissau keen to benefit from Azerbaijan’s energy experience
Azertag
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June 4, 2025
Baku, June 4, AZERTAC Parviz Shahbazov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy, met with Viriato Luis Soares Cassama, Minister of Environment, Biodiversity and Climate Action of Guinea-Bissau. The meeting focused on Azerbaijan’s cross-border projects in...
Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau Prediction and Betting Tips | June 9th 2025
Sportskeeda
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June 9, 2025
Gabon and Guinea-Bissau return to action on Monday when they go head-to-head in a friendly at the Stade El Bachir. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since November 2022, when Thierry Dieudonne Mouyouma’s men picked up a 3-1...