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Guinea is a developing country in western Africa, with minimal facilities for tourism. Travelers who plan to stay in Conakry, the capital, should make reservations well in advance. French is the official language; Pular, Malinké, and Soussou are also widely spoken.

Guinea Bissau health, education sectors paralysed by strikes over pay
The two sectors had seen at least two strikes respectively since January. Teaching at Guinea Bissau's public schools have remained suspended in the last two months. BISSAU, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Trade unions in Guinea Bissau's health and education sectors on ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 04 May 2016 16:59:00 GMT

Teach and travel: Instructors packing up and spreading English around the globe
Joyce Hanz | Friday, April 20, 2018, 8:57 p.m. Teaching English overseas provides a viable way to travel ... loves the country and distinctly non-American cultural aspects, such as seeing guinea pig on the menu and donning yellow underwear for good luck ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:03:00 GMT

West African Organization Extends Presence in Guinea-Bissau
Lomé, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) The Economic Community of West African States (CEDEAO) agreed today at an extraordinary summit to extend the mandate of its Mission in Guinea-Bissau to support the solution of the internal political conflict. The team of the ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 15 Apr 2018 08:40:00 GMT

UN Security Council welcomes political progress in Guinea-Bissau
UNITED NATIONS, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council on Thursday welcomed the appointment of a prime minister and the announcement of the date for legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau. Members of the council welcomed the appointment of Aristides ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:38:00 GMT

UN chief welcomes appointment of premier in Guinea-Bissau
UNITED NATIONS, April 17 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of Aristides Gomes as prime minister of Guinea-Bissau and the announcement that the country's legislative elections will take place on Nov. 18 ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:41:00 GMT

Guinea-Bissau Economy: One of the Poorest Economies
The education system also faces the problem of poorly trained teachers, lack of teaching materials as well as sporadic attendance particularly during the cashew harvest season. Guinea-Bissau's economic forecast is bleak. The country should generally ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 30 Jun 2011 03:12:00 GMT

IMF Staff Completes Mission to Guinea-Bissau for ECF Review and Request for Program Extension
Discussions focused on mobilizing revenue to enable priority spending. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Tobias Rasmussen visited Guinea-Bissau from March 21 to April 3, 2018, to conduct discussions on the fifth review of Guinea-Bissau?s ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 02 Apr 2018 13:26:00 GMT

Guinea-Bissau Muslims call for help to teach Islam
"Poverty and ignorance is high among the new members of Islam in Guinea-Bissau. We need organizations that could teach Islam to such individuals and teach how to read the Holy Quran and Arabic to their children," Abdullah stated. Efforts made by Islamic ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:00:00 GMT

Senegal moves to raise school attendance and make reforms bite
Senegal?s president Macky Sall declared in June 2016 that all talibés ? the hundreds of thousands of child beggars in the country, including those from neighbouring Guinea, Mali and Guinea-Bissau ... can help modernise teaching in public schools.
Publ.Date : Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:06:00 GMT

Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau: Support for Girls\' Education
Its targets include getting more children in school, especially girls, and teaching them about peace. About 38 percent of girls in Guinea-Bissau go to school, according for statistics for the period 1992-2001. An earlier programme run in regions with low ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 25 Feb 2003 16:00:00 GMT