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The Mangroves <br><i>an undervalued ecosystem</i>

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Guinea-Bissau role as drug hub declining

afrol News - According to UN sources, Guinea-Bissau with the help of European security forces is slowly losing importance as a centre for drug trafficking. The drug mafia is not anymore threatening the entire state apparatus.

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World Bank increases support to Guinea Bissau

afrol News - The World Bank has announced a loan of $1.74 million to Guinea Bissau to train the government in public finance management.

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Mangroves in the Casamance (Senegal)

Environment - Nature | Science - Education
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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