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Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO) And International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Launch Second Phase Of The Africa Phytosanitary Programme
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), in collaboration with the Government of South Africa, represented by the Department of Agriculture,...
WAES: Turn West Africa’s Demographic Strength, Mineral Wealth Into Jobs, Industry – Tinubu Tells Leaders
The Will
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June 21, 2025
June 21, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has called for urgent collective economic transformation across the region, saying West African nations must turn their mineral wealth into domestic economic value chains for jobs and technology. Tinubu...
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...
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...
Chinese Foreign Minister meets his counterparts from South Africa, Burkina Faso, Niger, Guinea-Bissau and other African countries
Friends of Socialist China
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June 18, 2025
Following his June 10 meetings, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his counterparts from South Africa, Burkina Faso, Niger, Guinea-Bissau, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and...
Russia to Gradually Cancel Tajikistan’s $300 Million Energy Debt
Times of Central Asia
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June 18, 2025
Russia and Tajikistan have signed an agreement to gradually write off Tajikistan’s $300 million debt related to electricity supplied by the jointly operated Sangtuda-1 Hydropower Plant. The arrangement was confirmed by a protocol approved by the...
Shipping line hikes charges on Asia–W’Africa route cargoes
Punch
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June 11, 2025
Effective June 15, CMA CGM Shipping Lines will commence the collection of a $1,200 Peak Season Surcharge per twenty-foot equivalent unit of containers on West African-bound cargoes, including Nigerian cargoes coming from Asia. The company, in a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Guinea-Bissau ties a strategic gateway into Africa, says Anwar
The Malaysian Star
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June 4, 2025
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim describes Malaysia’s ties with Guinea-Bissau as a strategic gateway for expanding the nation’s presence across the African continent. It positions the West African republic as a vital entry point...
Guinea-Bissau: President starts three-day visit to Malaysia to boost cooperation
Macau Business
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June 3, 2025
The president of Guinea, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, began a three-day official visit to Malaysia on Tuesday to strengthen cooperation in the areas of trade, agriculture, vocational training and education, official sources in Bissau told Lusa. Sissoco...
Guinea-Bissau Minister: Cross-border partnerships is crucial in oil and gas sector
Azertag
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June 3, 2025
Baku, June 3, AZERTAC “Strengthening cross-border partnerships in the oil and gas sector is crucial—we are only at the early stages of this process,” said Guinea-Bissau’s Minister of Environment, Biodiversity, and Climate Action, Viriato Luís...
Nigerian importers hit with $1,200 shipping surcharge on asian cargo
The Sun Nigeria
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June 11, 2025
By Steve Agbota A Shipping firm, CMA CGM, has slammed $1,200 Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) per Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU), on Nigerian shippers to transport their dry cargo from Asia to ports in Apapa, Lekki and other locations across the...
Guinea-Bissau calls on countries for international cooperation on climate change in Baku
APA
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The Republic of Guinea-Bissau has called for strong international cooperation in the field of climate change, APA-Economics reports. This call was made by Viriato Luís Soares Cassamá, Minister of Environment, Biodiversity, and Climate Actions of...
Marine energy: Harnessing the power of the Atlantic
Atlantic Council
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June 10, 2025
Issue Brief June 10, 2025 • 9:02 am ET Print this page Marine energy: Harnessing the power of the Atlantic By William Yancey Brown Following a decade-long partnership, the Policy Center for the New South and the Atlantic Council have joined forces...
Guinea-Bissau President Embalo Makes Inaugural Visit To Malaysia
Bernama
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June 3, 2025
PUTRAJAYA, June 3 (Bernama) – The President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, will undertake a three-day official visit to Malaysia starting Tuesday (June 3) to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries. Malaysia’s...
Africa’s cashew industry gets boost with master training pro...
Modern Ghana
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The African Cashew Alliance (ACA), in collaboration with the Market Oriented Value Chains for Jobs and Growth in the ECOWAS Region (MOVE), Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), and the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), has...
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...