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Optimism in Guinea-Bissau after successful polls

afrol News - Guinea-Bissau has for a decade been plagued with political instability and disruption, but the confirmed sweeping election victory of the PAIGC party is causing optimism in the country and abroad that stability may finally be assured.

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EU respond to Guinea-Bissau's cholera epidemic

afrol News - Some over 12,000 people in Guinea-Bissau are said to have been hit by latest Cholera epidemic, with 200 already reported dead.

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» UN welcomes Guinea-Bisaau election process
» Bissau death toll escalates
» Bissau cholera outbreak kills 122
» Bissau cholera out of control

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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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