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U.S. agents catch African drug kingpin on high seas

US agents have captured the former head of Guinea-Bissau’s navy, an alleged kingpin in the west African nation’s drugs trade with Latin America, in a sting operation on the high seas, intelligence sources and media said. Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto was transferred to the United States after being snatched…

HIV-positive patients lose hope after Guinea Bissau loses access to aid

HIV-positive people in Guinea Bissau have been without access to treatment since the Global Fund to fight AIDS suspended funding over an April military coup, the west African nation’s AIDS boss said Wednesday. “Our main funders, the Global Fund, suspended financial aid” following the April 12 coup, said Joao Jose…