The Portuguese version of UNICEF’s annual flagship report The State of the World’s Children 2008: Child Survival was launched on 20 March in Guinea...

GUINEA: End of fuel subsidy increases economic woes

The day after Guinea’s powerful trade unions put on hold a general strike aimed at pushing the government to improve living conditions, Guineans woke...

GUINEA: Fears of strikes and unrest

Guinea’s powerful trade union groups are considering whether to go ahead with a general strike at the end of March and risk a government crackdown,...

GUINEA-BISSAU: Feeding school-children in the land of plenty

This outer island in Guinea Bissau’s remote Bajago Archipelago is one of the most beautiful. The 283 inhabitants are mostly penniless but they have...

Guinea Withdraws Appeal Case Against Elhaji Momodou Sylla

Authorities in Guinea have withdrawn the appeal case against Elhaji Momodou Sylla, a prominent Conakry businessman, this paper can confirm. The high...

GUINEA-BISSAU: Eating sacred turtles

Of the many species of wild birds and animals that inhabit the 88 Bijago islands spread over more than 10,000sqkm none is more sacred than the...

GUINEA-BISSAU: Drug intermediary [anonymous], “I can get you all the cocaine you need”

This tiny impoverished nation has developed a new industry in the last few years, becoming a major transhipment point for drugs between South America...

GUINEA: Children exploited, abandoned, sold into slavery

After the sun sets on the streets of the Guinean capital, Conakry, children drift by darkened storefronts and settle into nooks between...

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Dusty highway

Main mosque

View from surrounding hills

In town

Garbage

A very common problem...

Broken glass

Many peopleput broken glass on top of their fence instead of wires to protect their homes

In town

Boys in town

yoga

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Comments on Bird-eating spider

why would u have that thats descusting fur kids

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Guinea Bissau – country of the cashews

One thing I will always associate Guinea Bissau with is the amount of cashews they have. We drove through forests of cashew trees and right now is...

Travelling again...

Well after two years in The Gambia I have left. Melanie and I have started travelling from The Gambia across west africa. A trip we have had planned...

Guinea Franc

Country Name Currency Currency Code Guinea Guinea Franc GNF

Guinea-Bissau - West African CFA Franc

Country Name Currency Currency Code Guinea-Bissau West African CFA franc XOF

Along the highway

We were on a very good and modern city highway just a few minutes ago...and then we hit the end of it

City highway

If you find it this highway is just superb! But it takes some time and efort to get on to it!

Nice roads in Bissau