Guinea-Bissau

The Turkish Interior Ministry has said that 4 tons of cocaine intercepted aboard a vessel near the Canary Islands are likely transported via "ghost ships" originating from South America.

The fishing village of Poyrazköy in Istanbul has borne witness to intriguing tales of fishermen venturing to Africa, navigating vast distances and spending months at sea to ply their trade.

As Russia commemorated Victory Day, President Vladimir Putin presided over the annual military parade on Red Square in Moscow. The event, marking the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, saw participation from leaders of several countries, including Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Cuba, Guinea-Bissau, and Laos.

Following Russia's announcement of an upcoming military exercise involving tactical nuclear weapons, President Vladimir Putin asserted that there was nothing out of the ordinary about the drills. Speaking after the Victory Day parade, Putin addressed concerns raised by the exercise, emphasizing that everything was meticulously planned.

Each year, thousands of baby green sea turtles clamber across a beautiful, white-sand paradise that is one of the largest hatching sites of this species in the Atlantic, adorably making their way to the sea. There's one noticeable absence: people.

More than 60 people are believed to have died after a migrant boat from Senegal was found off West Africa's Cape Verde islands, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday.

Sixty-three people are thought to have died, while the 38 survivors included four children aged 12 to 16, IOM spokeswoman Safa Msehli told AFP.

A West African monetary union has agreed to lift its suspension of Mali, imposed in January 2022 over the ruling junta's timeline for returning to civilian rule, it said in a statement.

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) came to the decision during an extraordinary session held in Guinea-Bissau on Saturday, it said in the communique received on July 9 by AFP.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic received Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Belgrade on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations and economic cooperation.

She noted that Serbia was proud of the decades-long history of excellent relations with Guinea-Bissau and that ties in all areas needed to be advanced, given their untapped potential.

BELGRADE - Serbia and Guinea-Bissau are brotherly countries and we will continue to build their long-standing relations, Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said in Belgrade on Thursday.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Thursday Serbia would boost its presence on the African continent and noted that it now had only 14 embassies there and that 12 were functional.