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Bissau asked to sustain drug combat

afrol News - The UN Security Council has urged the government of Guinea-Bissau to double efforts "to strengthen its international and regional cooperation to sustain the fight against narcotics trade and organised crime."

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Shacky economic recovery for Guinea-Bissau

afrol News - Guinea-Bissau’s economic and financial situation still faces hardships despite signs of improvement, calling for greater international support to help the West African country to emerge from its predicament and fight drug trafficking and organized crime, United Nations report says.

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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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