New FAO-EU initiative will boost vulnerable populations’ access to aquatic foods

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) today launched an initiative to increase access to safe and nutritious aquatic foods for vulnerable populations in Africa and Latin America while...

Guinea-Bissau: Over 75% of population have no potable water, sanitation – UN

Less than a quarter of Guinea-Bissau’s nearly two million inhabitants has access to drinking water and even fewer have a toilet or basic sanitation, according to the United Nations. The data was presented on Wednesday by the UN special rapporteur...

Buhari Skips ECOWAS Anniversary, Cites UK Medical Trip

Former President Muhammadu Buhari was conspicuously absent at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held in Lagos on Wednesday. He cited a routine medical check-up in the United Kingdom as the...

Ex-President Buhari Misses ECOWAS 50th Anniversary Over UK Medical Trip

Former President Muhammadu Buhari was conspicuously absent at the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held in Lagos on Wednesday over a routine medical check-up in the United Kingdom. The landmark event,...

The 2025 Healthcare Workforce Management Report

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Un Bissau-Guinéen nie les accusations de parjure

Par : Nicholas Bass Le Bissau-Guinéen Paulo Djabi a nié vigoureusement lundi avoir fait une fausse déclaration sous serment, affirmant qu’il n’avait rien à voir avec un faux certificat médical provenant de l’hôpital général de Kanifing. Témoignant...

The bear and the bot farm: Countering Russian hybrid warfare in Africa

Summary Russia has made significant inroads in Africa—particularly in Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic and Mali—deploying military operations that, while limited in scope, are often devastating for local civilian populations. At the same...

Experts Call for Unified Approach to Combat Malaria, Neglected Tropical Diseases...

By Madiba Singhateh The Malaria Research Capacity Development Consortium (MARCAD) in West and Central Africa, in partnership with the Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRCG at LSHTM),...

Guinea-Bissau in institutional crisis as president stays

Umaro Sissoco Embaló's five-year term as president officially expired on February 28, 2025. Technically, he is no longer Guinea-Bissau's leader, but he has not stepped down. Domingos Simões Pereira, leader of the African Party for the Independence...

Le greffier du Conseil médical et dentaire témoigne dans l’affaire de parjure de Paulo

Par : Nicholas Bass Le greffier du Conseil médical et dentaire, le docteur Jerreh M. Sanyang, a témoigné mardi dans l’affaire en cours concernant la falsification de documents médicaux impliquant Paulo Djabi, un ressortissant bissau-guinéen....

Designing a Resilient and Data-Driven FinCrime Function in the Age of AI

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Registrar Of Medical, Dental Council Testifies in Paulo‘s Perjury Case

By: Nicholas Bass The registrar of Medical and Dental Council, Doctor Jerreh M. Sanyang Tuesday testified in the on-going medical paper forgery case levelled against Paulo Djabi, a Bissau Guinean national. Testifying before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh...

MPOX: Africa faces epidemic without adequate access to vaccines or medicines

"The MPOX epidemic has spread of the Democratic Republic of Congo [RDCongo, a country bordering Angola] to neighboring countries such as Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda, but the continent remains without adequate access to vaccines or medicines," said...

Bombshell Vax vs. Unvax Study Finally Sees the Light of Day — And the Results Are Staggering

Health journalist and film producer Del Bigtree has just released his new film An Inconvenient Study, which follows Bigtree’s years-long exchange with Dr. Marcus Zervos, head of infectious disease at Henry Ford Health in Detroit, a doctor who is...

Health Beyond Borders

“We need to figure out how to take care of patients who are newcomers, especially children, in an evidence-based and trauma-informed way,” she said. “No matter who the person is, they’re a human being and deserve to be cared for.” In addition to...

Ghana’s Parliament Ranks Second in Africa for Transparency

Ghana’s Parliament has emerged as Africa’s second most transparent legislative body, according to the 2025 Africa Open Parliament Index released by the Africa Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations Network. The achievement reflects significant...

Guinea-Bissau publishes national strategy for digital transformation

BISSAU, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Bissau-Guinean Prime Minister Rui Duarte de Barros on Friday launched a national strategy for digital transformation in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, which aims to improve the country's economic development, data...

Guinea-Bissau Launches National Strategy for Digital Transformation

In a significant step toward modernizing its economy and public services, Guinea-Bissau’s Prime Minister Rui Duarte de Barros unveiled the National Strategy for Digital Transformation on Friday in Bissau, the country’s capital. The ambitious...

Chimps imbibe two cocktails’ worth of ethanol daily from ripe fruits

While humans have been drinking alcohol for thousands of years, some scientists think this history could go back millions of years. According to the drunken monkey hypothesis, humans’ taste and indeed preference for alcohol may have evolutionary...

Four convicted in Guinea-Bissau cocaine bust transferred to US

BISSAU (Reuters) - Four foreign nationals convicted of trafficking 2.63 metric tons of cocaine in Guinea-Bissau last September have been transferred to the United States to face another trial there, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday....