Guinea Bissau

The Rise of the Mafia State

Moisés Naím | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Corruption, Venezuela, Mafia State, Guinea-Bissau, Organized Crime, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Graft, Montenegro, Myanmar, Ahmed Wali Karzai, North Korea, World News

The assumptions that there is nothing new regarding crime and corruption and that these plagues are an inevitable part of the human experience are clouding an important change: the ascent of the mafia state, an old player that has gained renewed potency.

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Upheaval in West Africa: Could Nigeria Be Next?

Daniel Wagner | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Sectarianism, Mali, Ibrahim Babangida, Boko Haram, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, West Africa, Gusau, World News

Preventing BH from exploiting sectarian tension is therefore paramount, but shoring up the support of northern political figures while driving through a reformist agenda will be no easy task.

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Mediators To Intervene In Guinea-Bissau

AP | LAMINE DJATA | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Guinea-Bissau Coup, Bissau, Carlos Gomes Jr, Guinea-Bissau Carlos Gomes Jr, Guinea-Bissau, World News

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — The second-place finisher in Guinea-Bissau's presidential election on Monday denounced last week's military coup, when s...

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Soldiers Take Over In Coup In Guinea-Bissau

AP | LAMINE DJATA and KRISTA LARSON | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Guinea Bissau Coup, Guinea Bissau Violence, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Bissau Military, Africa Coup, Bissau, Guinea Bissau Soldiers, World News

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Soldiers have arrested the prime minister of this tiny nation known for transiting cocaine to Europe, a military spokesm...

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Coup Fears In Guinea-Bissau

AP | LAMINE DJATA and RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Mali, Guinea Bissau Coup, Guinea Bissau, Guina Bissau Military, Africa Coup, Bissau, Coup, World News

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Explosions blasted through the capital of the small, coup-prone nation of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday as the military seal...

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Full Frame: Africa's new narcostate

Pulitzer Center. | Pulitzer Center | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bissau-Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Home News

A photographer documents the struggles of Guinea-Bissau, which has become the new hub for cocaine trafficking in Africa....

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"The Cocaine Coast," by Marco Vernaschi, Virginia Quarterly Review

Pulitzer Center. | Pulitzer Center | Posted 05.25.2011

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A frantic voice came over the radio: a blast had just destroyed Guinea-Bissau's military headquarters. ...

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"Narco State," By Marco Vernaschi, PDFX12

Pulitzer Center. | Pulitzer Center | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since 2007, Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony and one of the poorest nations in the world, has become the new hub for cocaine trafficking in A...

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Guinea-Bissau hopes to stop cycle of political assassination

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011

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Soldiers outside military headquarters following an assassination in Guinea-Bissau. Photo: Marco Vernaschi, Pulitzer Center Campaign season ha...

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Baciro Dabo, Guinea-Bissau Presidential Candidate, Shot Dead

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Baciro Dabo Shot, Africa, Foreign Affairs, Guinea-Bissau, Baciro Dabo, Baciro Dabo Killed, Advocacy, World News

The security forces in Guinea-Bissau have shot dead a minister and candidate in this month's presidential elections, along with three other people....

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Foreign Aid, Arms Shipped By Same Firms: Report

Inter Press Service | Thalif Deen | Posted 05.25.2011

UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (IPS) - The military conflicts raging across Africa, Asia and Latin America have been significantly influenced by the heavy ...

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, India, Warship, Chas Freeman, Freeman, Obama, Iran, Submarine, Nuclear, Brown, Sallai Meridor, Ukraine, Medvedev, Clinton, Gaza, Donors Conference, Billions, Sudan, Cricket, Hague, Washington, Guinea-Bissau, Palestinian National Authority, Assassination, Taliban, Aipac, China, Ambassador, Paksitan, Foreign Affairs, World News

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Pakistan's Civil War? Facts: Gunmen attack the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, Pakistan on Tuesday and...

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President Joao Bernardo Vieira Killed By Renegade Soldiers

AP | ASSIMO BALDE AND RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 05.25.2011

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BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — The man who ruled this small African nation for nearly a quarter-century was assassinated Monday just hours after a bomb...

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