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UNHRC Publishes Findings On Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Latvia, North Macedonia, Spain, And Viet Nam

UNHRC Publishes Findings On Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Latvia, North Macedonia, Spain, And Viet Nam

GENEVA (18 July 2025) – The UN Human Rights Committee today issued its findings on Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Latvia, North Macedonia, Spain and Viet Nam, following its review of these States parties during its 144th session. The findings...

Bermuda Updates Immigration Prohibition Order

Bermuda Updates Immigration Prohibition Order

The Ministry of Economy and Labour issued an advisory on ongoing immigration policy reviews and adjustments. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Economy and Labour advises the public that, effective 17 July 2025, the Bermuda...

President of the National Teachers' Union: Education in Angola “is at the bottom of the list of priorities”

President of the National Teachers' Union: Education in Angola “is at the bottom of the list of priorities”

"We've heard it said that Angola is an extremely rich country (...), but we still have children studying under trees, children writing with notebooks on their laps," lamented Hermínia do Nascimento. The union leader warned that the "lack of...

Wockhardt’s Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala appointed health advisor to Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister

Wockhardt executive director and CEO of Wockhardt Foundation Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala has been appointed health advisor to the prime minister of Guinea - Bissau, Rui Duarte Barros. This appointment recognizes Dr. Khorakiwala’s expertise and...

Portuguese-speaking parliaments reject blocking CPLP summit in Guinea-Bissau

Portuguese-speaking parliaments reject blocking CPLP summit in Guinea-Bissau

"I believe we must respect the separation of powers. We have our functions as parliaments, and heads of state also have their responsibilities. It will not be the Parliamentary Assembly [of the CPLP] that will decide not to hold a summit,"...

Tinubu, Guinea-Bissau President, Niger Republic PM, Others In Attendance As Buhari Is Buried

Tinubu, Guinea-Bissau President, Niger Republic PM, Others In Attendance As Buhari Is Buried

The late president’s remains arrived at Umaru Musa Yar’adua International Airport in Katsina around 2 p.m., aboard a Nigerian Air Force flight FGT 001, accompanied by Vice President Kashim Shettima and Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila. President...

G.Bissau's Bijagos archipelago added to UNESCO World Heritage list

G.Bissau's Bijagos archipelago added to UNESCO World Heritage list

G.Bissau's Bijagos archipelago added to UNESCO World Heritage list by AFP Staff Writers Bissau (AFP) July 13, 2025 The Bijagos Archipelago off the coast of west Africa was declared a World Heritage site by the UN's cultural agency on Sunday, in...

UNESCO adds Guinea-Bissau’s Bijagos Archipelago to World Heritage list

UNESCO adds Guinea-Bissau’s Bijagos Archipelago to World Heritage list

UNESCO has inscribed Guinea-Bissau's Bijagos Archipelago on the World Heritage list for its exceptional marine biodiversity and cultural heritage. The site features rare species, vital ecosystems, and traditional lifestyles, making it a key...

Illegal immigrants can be deported to third-party countries with as little as 6 hour notice: ICE memo

Illegal immigrants can be deported to third-party countries with as little as 6 hour notice: ICE memo

Following the decision, the US deported eight individuals to South Sudan from a variety of countries including Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Sudan, and Vietnam. A new policy memo issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director...

Guinea-Bissau’s president on his meeting with Trump, relations with Russia and China, and whether he will accept US deportees

Guinea-Bissau’s president on his meeting with Trump, relations with Russia and China, and whether he will accept US deportees

Watch the event China tends to show up to fulfill African countries’ needs more quickly, while there is a “delay” that is “too long” in working with the West, said President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau. “How are we going to leave the...

An Islamic Republic is planning to join Abraham Accords. Details here

An Islamic Republic is planning to join Abraham Accords. Details here

The Abraham Accords, a set of agreements leading to the normalisation of relations between Arab countries and Israel, are likely to expand, according to reports. The Islamic Republic of Mauritania could become the fifth country to join the Abraham...

African Nation Won’t Take US Immigration Deportees

African Nation Won’t Take US Immigration Deportees

An African nation leader who met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday said his country would not take third-country deportees from the U.S. The president of Guinea-Bissau said his country would accept deportees who are...

A Primer for the White House Visit by Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal

A Primer for the White House Visit by Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal

A few months ago, the Chairman of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ted Cruz, hosted a roundtable discussion that tackled energy and critical mineral partnerships with the...

'Where were you educated?' Trump praises English of leader who heads English-speaking country

'Where were you educated?' Trump praises English of leader who heads English-speaking country

Editor's note: This headline has been updated. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump hosted Liberian President Joseph Boakai and the leaders of four other West African countries at the White House. In one viral exchange, Trump was seen...

Liberia: Sanniquellie to Host 2025 Harvest Church National Convention

Liberia: Sanniquellie to Host 2025 Harvest Church National Convention

Sanniquellie – Harvest Intercontinental Ministries is set to host one of Liberia’s largest religious events this year as preparations intensify for its 2025 National Convention, scheduled to take place from August 12 to 17 in the city of...

Guinea-Bissau: Less than 5% of population speaks Portuguese – minister

Less than 5% of the population of Guinea-Bissau speaks Portuguese, announced the Guinea-Bissau Minister of Education, Herry Mané, on Monday, who guarantees that the Government is committed to changing the situation. Portuguese is the official...

Newly Consecrated Bissau-Guinean Catholic Bishop Urged to Pay Attention to “people’s pain”

Newly Consecrated Bissau-Guinean Catholic Bishop Urged to Pay Attention to “people’s pain”

The Polish-born Vatican diplomat continued, “The Bishop’s mission is not limited to the administration of the Church. He must be a sign of Christ to the world in all aspects of life.” Encouraging Mons. Quematcha to embrace his mission with wisdom...

US rulers move to expand their reach in West Africa

President Donald Trump hosted talks with the presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal at the White House July 9 to discuss what U.S. officials called “incredible commercial opportunities.” In reality, the U.S. capitalist...

Opening of the first Ahmadiyya clinic in Guinea-Bissau

Opening of the first Ahmadiyya clinic in Guinea-Bissau

Zahid Ahmad Bhatti, Missionary, Guinea-Bissau Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Guinea Bissau inaugurated its first clinic, situated in the administrative area of Safim in the capital, Bissau. The inaugural ceremony was attended by government officials and...

AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - New Bishop of Bafatà: Listening, dialogue, and walking with the people are among his priorities

Bafatà - "I want to be a pastor present in the villages, in our most remote communities, in our wounded hearts," said Victor Luís Quematcha in his homily at the first Holy Mass he celebrated as the new Bishop of Bafatà in the Cathedral on Sunday,...

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