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UN supports Bissau recovery

afrol News - The United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon will soon be asked to declare the war-ravaged country of Guinea-Bissau eligible for an initial UN fund set up for countries that emerge from conflict.

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Bissau gets post-conflict grant

afrol News - An executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved an emergency post-conflict assistance amounting to US $2.8 million for Guinea-Bissau.

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Mangroves in the Casamance (Senegal)

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The Mangroves
an undervalued ecosystem


afrol News - Historically classified "unhealthy wastelands" or "useless swamps" by development-eager authorities and businesses, the mangrove forests actually are one of the most fascinating resources in tropical Africa. The trees manage to live on the edge between flooding rivers, tidal waves intruding with salt water and the drylands, where they create new land and environs rich in fish, birds, wood and other resources. Finally, their value is being discovered.

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