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Portugal-funded vocational school to be built in Quinhamel

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Map: Quinhamel, Guinea-Bissau

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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