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Wed, 16 May 2012
Deposed Bissau ex-PM hopes to return and rule
LISBON, May 16 (Reuters) - Guinea Bissau's former prime
minister and presidential frontrunner Carlos Gomes Junior said
on Wednesday he hoped to return to run the African country once
democracy was restored after an April 12 military coup. Mon, 14 May 2012
UPDATE 1-W.Africa nations to send troops to Bissau in days
ABUJA, May 14 (Reuters) - West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS
will deploy troops to Guinea Bissau by Friday to oversee reform
of the local army and a gradual one-year transition to civilian
rule after an April 12 coup, Nigeria said on Monday. Mon, 14 May 2012
W.Africa nations to send troops to Bissau in days
ABUJA, May 14 (Reuters) - West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS
will start deploying troops to Guinea-Bissau by Friday to
oversee a reform of the local army and a transition back to
civilian rule after an April 12 military coup, Nigeria's defence
minister said on Monday. Mon, 14 May 2012
INTERVIEW-Africa Finance Corp eyeing $3 bln deals in a year
NAIROBI, May 14 (Reuters) - Africa Finance Corporation
(AFC), a Lagos-based development financier, is considering
potential investments worth $3 billion across sub-Saharan Africa
over the next year, its chief executive said on Monday. Fri, 11 May 2012
FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in the Gulf of Guinea
DAKAR, May 11 (Reuters) - The Gulf of Guinea - a growing
source of oil, cocoa and metals - spans more than a dozen West
African countries, many ravaged by civil wars and coups. The
region faces increasing piracy threats, drug smuggling and
political uncertainty. Fri, 11 May 2012
Bissau neighbours back parliament chief for president
BISSAU, May 11 (Reuters) - The 15-state ECOWAS group of West
African states backed Guinea-Bissau's parliament speaker on
Friday to head the transition back to civilian rule after an
April 12 coup, a decision immediately rejected within the
country's main political party. Thu, 03 May 2012
ECOWAS warn Mali, Bissau juntas, prepares troops
DAKAR, May 3 (Reuters) - West African leaders warned
military juntas in Mali and Guinea Bissau on Thursday that
further defiance of the 15-nation bloc's decisions would not be
tolerated but stopped short of deploying troops to both
countries. Thu, 03 May 2012
EU imposes sanctions on Guinea-Bissau coup leaders
BRUSSELS, May 3 (Reuters) - The European Union on Thursday
imposed sanctions on the leaders of a recent coup in
Guinea-Bissau, adding to measures taken earlier this week by
West African nations. Thu, 03 May 2012
INTERVIEW-G4S eyes Africa as resources sector booms
LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - G4S is targeting a rising
number of opportunities in Africa's buoyant natural resources
sector, as the world's largest security company ramps up
expansion in emerging markets to drive growth. Mon, 30 Apr 2012
UPDATE 2-W.Africa bloc hits Bissau with sanctions, threatens force
* Tiny West African state a hub for Europe-bound drugs
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