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News Guinea-Bissau » Social: Human Capital is Key to Reducing Poverty and Boosting Development in Guinea-Bissau

News channel or source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/03/18/human-capital-is-key-to-reducing-poverty-and-boosting-development-in-guinea-bissau
Published on: Monday 17 March 2025

BISSAU, March 18, 2025 - Some of the key findings from the Human Capital Review, a new World Bank report, highlight that strengthening human capital is crucial for reducing poverty and fostering ...

News Guinea-Bissau » Social: “Building Resilience for Vulnerable Populations”: World Bank Report Shares Recommendations to Improve Social Assistance in Guinea-Bissau

News channel or source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2023/03/21/-building-resilience-for-vulnerable-populations-world-bank-report-shares-recommendations-to-improve-social-assistance-in
Published on: Monday 20 March 2023

BISSAU, March 21, 2023 — Prioritizing vulnerable groups, evaluating and rationalizing existing social assistance programs, increasing local and community participation, establishing a national ...

News Guinea-Bissau » Social: Fighting back against Guinea-Bissau’s illegal chimpanzee trade

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/fighting-back-against-guinea-bissaus-illegal-chimpanzee-trade/
Published on: Wednesday 28 May 2025

Guinea-Bissau is home to around 5% of critically endangered western chimpanzees, who face numerous threats including habitat loss, disease and illegal trade. A recent study found numerous chimps held ...

News Guinea-Bissau » Social: Armed men take power in Guinea-Bissau, again

News channel or source: https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/11/27/armed-men-take-power-in-guinea-bissau-again
Published on: Thursday 27 November 2025

After a two-year lull, during which optimists could have imagined the contagion had stopped, Africa appears to have experienced two coups in as many months. On November 26th army officers in ...