Guinea-Bissau

A soldier carries a rocket launcher during the state funeral of slain Guinea-Bissau president Joao Bernardo Vieira on March 10
Guinea-Bissau's army tightened its grip on the country by assassinating two allies of the former president. [more]
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Guinea-Bissau has become a popular link in the global drug-smuggling supply chain. With the death of its president, it will become even more popular. [more]
Guinea-Bissau -- President  Joao Bernardo Vieira
March 2, 2009 1458 GMT
The assassination of Guinea-Bissau President Joao Bernardo Vieira appears to be a reprisal, rather than a military coup. (With STRATFOR map) [more]
An oil offshore platform owned by Total Fina Elf in the surroundings waters of the Angolan coast in 2003
Sub-Saharan Africa’s geography determines its politics, economics and industry, in particular by limiting foreign investment and constraining the directions in which foreign capital flows. [more]
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