Guinea-Bissau: West Africa's New Achilles' Heel
01.01.2010
The past three years has seen a staggering increase in drug trafficking in particular, making West Africa — and especially the countries of Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Ghana and Guinea — the premier narcotics region of Africa. The consequences are most visible in Guinea-Bissau, which saw the double assassination of its president and army chief on the same day in early March and more recently the murder of two leading politicians in the struggle for succession.
Guniea-Bissau (1) -- Analyses -- 2010
Red flag of warning for the region
The consequences stretch as well to the slums of Bissau, where crack-fueled prostitution is driving a new AIDS epidemic in a region where even basic health care is beyond the reach of many — and where young people turning to the drug trade become the unwitting soldiers of organized crime.
What’s happening in Guinea-Bissau, Africa’s first narco-state, is a red flag of warning for the region — and for the world.
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