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23 Jul 2014: Appetite for African rosewood has driven a surge in illegal deforestation that threatens to destabilise local communities -
22 Apr 2014: Some West African nations have long been trafficking hubs for Colombian cocaine bound for Europe. Now, it's coming ashore in Mozambique, alongside heroin and mandrax. Rebecca Meeson-Frizelle reports
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11 Apr 2014:
Medical experts in Guinea, west Africa, are battling to contain an outbreak of Ebola, one of the world's deadliest viruses
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11 Apr 2013: Index measures political commitment to tackling hunger and undernutrition in 45 countries, with Guatemala ranked first
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25 Jan 2013:
After successfully anticipating events in Mali and Guinea-Bissau last year, what does the scientific crystal ball have in store next, asks Tom Murphy
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Gallery (14 pictures),
26 Nov 2012:
Reuters photographer Joe Penney depicts life in Guinea-Bissau and explores the legacy of years of conflict on this tiny West African country, from the fading symbols of its former Portuguese rulers, to the plight of those who fought for independence, and the impact that years of war have had on the current generation
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20 Nov 2012:
A photographic highlight selected by the picture desk. Joe Penney's portrait of a struggling businessman in a troubled country
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23 Aug 2012: Stock left unsold as India, traditionally the top buyer, increases domestic production and political uncertainty deters others
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19 Jun 2012:
A pocket of land between Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Gambia has played host to one of contemporary Africa's longest wars
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13 Apr 2012:
Witnesses report explosions in Bissau as troops seal city centre and fire on prime minister Carlos Gomes Junior's residence
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19 Mar 2012:
Former military intelligence chief shot dead immediately after poll in country where a democratically elected head of state has never finished a term
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16 Jan 2012:
President of Guinea-Bissau and a stalwart of his country's struggle for liberation
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9 Jan 2012: Malam Bacai Sanha dies following medical treatment in France and Senegal, two years after being elected president
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3 Jan 2012: Arrest of rear-admiral accused of drug-trafficking links may help bring stability to west African nation, analyst says
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29 Sep 2011:
Convicted killer George Wright went undetected while living under his real name in Africa, former US ambassador says
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