By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on O Democrata
Dembo Sissé has announced a partnership with Liga Portugal, which wants to help train Guinea-Bissau sports leaders and sports media professionals. The cooperation aims to strengthen skills in sport and the media, according to O Democrata.
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Guinea-Bissau’s authorities received 23 delivery kits and nine caesarean section kits to strengthen maternal care at regional facilities. The Ministry of Public Health aims to reduce maternal and infant deaths by improving care for women, with monitoring by the United Nations Population Fund, according to O Democrata.
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Officers from Guinea-Bissau's Public Order Police are taking part in five days of training on human rights, synthetic drugs, human trafficking, gender-based violence and professional standards. The initiative aims to strengthen their professional skills and is supported by the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Organization for Migration, according to police.
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Quinhamel administrator Fidel Lopes Indi has announced the construction in December of a technical and vocational training school in the town, in Guinea-Bissau’s Biombo region. The project will be funded by Penacova Technical School in Portugal, and training for local administrative staff is also due to be organised there, reports the ANG news agency.
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The clinical director of Simão Mendes National Hospital, Luísa Oliveira Sanca Nhaga, is calling for stronger awareness and early screening for breast cancer. During a day organised on 9 October 2026, she advocated making Pink October initiatives a permanent prevention effort, according to O Democrata.
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AfDB equips Guinea-Bissau public administration for modernisationThe African Development Bank has donated furniture and computer equipment to the Government of Guinea-Bissau to support the modernisation of the public administration. Minister Assucénia Donate de Barros presented the donation, funded under the Public Administration Management Support Project, as a way to improve services, O Democrata reports.
Sierra Leone U20 face Senegal for qualificationSierra Leone’s under-20 team will face Senegal in Mali on Thursday in a decisive qualifying match for the WAFU Zone A Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations. A draw would be enough for Sierra Leone to reach the semi-finals, while a win would give them top spot in the group, reports Sierraloaded.The week in Africa
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