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3 days agoGuinea-Bissau on edge after activist's killing
Vigario Luis Balanta, a critic of Guinea-Bissau's military regime, was found murdered, raising concerns about civic space and human rights in the country.
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1 month agoBerlinale: African films bring hopes of peace and tolerance
Gomis told DW the film includes a tribute to his late father. Part of the production was filmed in the village where his father was born, in the Cacheu region of Guinea-Bissau. "The grave you see in the film, the one the two characters speak to and touch that is my father's grave. The photograph of that man in the film that is my father," he said.
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2 months agoControversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial for newborns in Guinea-Bissau was halted and cancelled over ethical concerns about withholding proven vaccines; redesign required before any restart.
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4 months agoOpposition sidelined as Guinea-Bissau elections near DW 11/20/2025
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, first elected in 2019, is running for a second term despite initially pledging to serve only one. Sissoco Embalo sought to remind voters how much he had done for the country: "I have given my all to give Guinea-Bissau a second chance at the future. Do you really want to hand the country over to someone who has no vision for the future?" he asked.
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