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Coronavirus: UNICEF Guinea-Bissau - COVID-19 Situation Report
African Press Organization
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June 1, 2020
Download logo Situation Overview and Humanitarian Needs As of 29 May, the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has reached 1,256 with 42 patients who have recovered and 8 deaths, thus bringing the number of active cases to 1,206. Male...
Coronavirus - UNICEF Guinea-Bissau: COVID-19 Situation Report #07
African Press Organization
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May 25, 2020
Download logo Situation Overview and Humanitarian Needs As of 22 May, the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has reached 1,114 with 42 patients who have recovered and 6 deaths, thus bringing the number of active cases to 1,066. Male (68%)...
West African Special Projects, about to be launched (Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Ghana) are all Phase One
EIN Presswire
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June 24, 2020
Housing by AZ Trade Group, LLC, Group Effe Inc., West Special Services LLC and currently plans to construct approximately 500 homes from 50 sq meters & up VALRICO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, June 24, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- HOUSING, FISH AND...
Coronavirus - UNICEF Guinea-Bissau: COVID-19 Situation Report – #03, 18-24 April 2020
African Press Organization
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April 27, 2020
Download logo Situation Overview and Humanitarian Needs As of 23 April, there are a total of 52 confirmed cases of COVID-19 recorded in GuineaBissau, from which 35 are male (62%) and 17 are female (38%). Most confirmed cases are in the capital,...
Agriculture on launch of 2nd phase of Africa Phytosanitary Programme
South African Government
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June 24, 2025
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, launched the second...
Towards the Sustainable Reintegration of Returned Migrants: Cash for Work activities in Guinea Bissau
African Press Organization
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October 8, 2019
Soil erosion is but one of many environmental threats that dramatically impact the rural economy in Guinea-Bissau. It’s part of a range of push factors behind internal and external migration in the impoverished West African nation. Guinea-Bissau...
Secretary-General appoints Mamadou Diallo of Guinea Deputy special representative of the Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau
African Press Organization
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October 15, 2019
Download logo United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Mamadou Diallo of Guinea as his new Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS)....
US Lowers Diplomatic, Development Engagement in Africa
MENAFN
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April 22, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States is significantly scaling back its diplomatic and development efforts in Africa, leading to increasing worries about the future of the region’s progress in health, education, and economic growth. This reduction in...
U.S. Slashes Development Programs in Africa
MENAFN
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April 21, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States is significantly scaling back its development and diplomatic efforts in Africa, causing growing concerns about the region’s future in areas like health, education, and economic growth. A leaked executive order from the...
Ecobank Academy works to enhance Africa’s health systems through financial and leadership trainings
African Press Organization
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November 6, 2018
Ecobank Academy, a corporate university of the leading independent pan-African banking group in collaboration with Ecobank Foundation (EcobankFoundation.org), has launched an innovative development programme aimed at improving Africa’s health...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff concludes visit to Guinea-Bissau
African Press Organization
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January 18, 2019
Download logo Economic performance in 2018 suffered from lower cashew income and weak domestic revenue mobilization; the draft budget for 2019 targets increased government revenue and a deficit below 3 percent of GDP; achieving budget targets will...
Africa: The Republic of Guinea Bissau's National Day
U.S. Department of State
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September 24, 2018
On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I send my best wishes to the people of Guinea-Bissau as they celebrate 45 years of independence. The United States and Guinea-Bissau first established diplomatic relations in 1975. The...
IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review Under the ECF Arrangement, Approves US$ 4.3 Million Disbursement, and Concludes 2017 Article IV Consultation with Guinea-Bissau
International Monetary Fund
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December 11, 2017
December 11, 2017 Completion of the fourth ECF review enables the disbursement of SDR 3.03 million (about US$ 4.3 million). The ECF-supported program aims to restore macroeconomic stability, promote efficiency in public service delivery, and...
IMF Staff Completes 2017 Article IV and ECF Review Mission to Guinea-Bissau
International Monetary Fund
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October 3, 2017
October 3, 2017 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...
IMF Staff Completes 2017 Article IV and ECF Review Mission to Guinea-Bissau
African Press Organization
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October 3, 2017
The government’s economic program supported by the IMF is broadly on-track and the mission was able to reach understandings, ad referendum, on policies needed to conclude the fourth ECF review. The discussions in the context of Article IV...
IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review Under the ECF Arrangement with Guinea-Bissau and Approves US$ 4.1 Million Disbursement
African Press Organization
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July 7, 2017
On July 6, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the third review of Guinea-Bissau’s economic performance under the program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. The completion enables...
IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review Under the ECF Arrangement with Guinea-Bissau and Approves US$ 4.1 Million Disbursement
International Monetary Fund
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July 6, 2017
July 6, 2017 On July 6, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the third review of Guinea-Bissau’s economic performance under the program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. The...
IMF Staff Completes Review Visit to Guinea-Bissau
International Monetary Fund
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May 19, 2017
May 19, 2017 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...
IMF Staff Completes Review Visit to Guinea-Bissau
African Press Organization
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May 19, 2017
IMF team reached a staff-level agreement with the authorities on the economic policies needed to complete the third review of the ECF which is subject to approval by the IMF Executive Board. The rebound in economic activity that started in 2015...
Statement of the PBC Guinea Bissau Configuration on the situation in Guinea-Bissau
African Press Organization
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February 17, 2017
The PBC Guinea-Bissau Configuration met on 15 February 2017, to discuss the situation in Guinea Bissau and exchanged views on the on-going political crisis. The PBC remains concerned that it is the people of Guinea-Bissau who are suffering the...