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  Biombo Region Map: Prabis — Safim | Guinea-Bissau Google Satellite Maps (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Browse the list of administrative regions below and follow the navigation through secondary administrative regions to find populated place you are interested in.
Regions are sorted in alphabetical order from level 1 to level 2 and eventually up to level 3 regions.
If you would like to recommend this Biombo map page to a friend, or if you just want to send yourself a reminder, here is the easy way to do it.
www.maplandia.com.cob-web.org:8888 /guinea-bissau/biombo   (608 words)

  
 Guinea-Bissau, Landmine Monitor Report 2003
The latter is a cashew growing region, and UXO have a significant impact on the harvesting of cashew nuts.”
The goal of the National Mine Action Plan is to eliminate the impact of landmines and UXO in Bissau by the end of 2004 and in the southern and eastern regions of the country by the beginning of 2005.
Regional hospitals were expected to adopt the same system from July 2002.
www.icbl.org /lm/2003/guinea_bissau.html   (5997 words)

  
 gub008 Coup leader Mane in Guinea-Bissau reported dead
The civilian Government is supposed to have won a major battle against the threat of a military takeover.
Two other people were also killed in the clash, which occurred on Thursday on the Biombo Peninsula, a tranquil rice-growing zone west of the capital, Bissau.
The authorities later said he had fled to Quinhamel, in the Biombo region, but there were rumours that he had been killed.
www.afrol.com /News/gub008_mane_killed.htm   (808 words)

  
 Bushoong People
Biombo, Luba Kasai, Pende, Pyaang, Ngongo, Ngeende, Lele
It is not incidental that diviners often employ carved wooden hunting dogs as rubbing oracles in order to arrive at their knowledge.
Dogs are seen throughout the region as responsible for delivering the will of the god, whether through hunting or through the diviner.
www.uiowa.edu /~africart/toc/people/Bushoong.html   (434 words)

  
 biombe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Biombo people occupy a territory limited to the region directly south of the junction of the Lulua and Kasai Rivers.
The masks attributed to them have surface decoration related to that of the Eastern Pende, notably surfaces with dark and white triangles, but the principal mask shapes show Kuba influence.
The Biombo are, however, an entirely different group from the Kuba, with stylistic forms drawn from a variety of sources.
www.zyama.com /biombo/pics..htm   (81 words)

  
 Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Fieldwork among the Papel in Biombo region for doctoral dissertation.
Fieldwork in Oio region (December 1997-March 1998) on care-seeking behavior and the organization and functionality of rural primary health care services provided by village health workers and traditional birth attendants.
Assessment of nutritional status of Fulani children in the sector of Boé, Gabu region, February-March 1983 and February-March 1984.
www.hi.is /page/joninaresearch   (301 words)

  
 AngolaPress - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
According to the latest official statistics, the Bissau Autonomous Sector (BAS) continues to be the country`s most affected region with 76 deaths out of 12,466 cases of cholera.
However, the highest number of deaths occurred in Quinara region, where cholera killed 75 patients out of 903 cases, while 66 patients died out of 2,258 cases in the northern Oio.
In other regions, Cacheu in the north recorded 26 deaths out of 618 cases, while 15 persons died out of 1,970 cases in the Bajigos archipelago.
www.angolapress-angop.ao /noticia-e.asp?ID=392080   (409 words)

  
 Guinea-Bissau Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
Guinea-Bissau is divided into nine provinces (regions): Bafatá;, Biombo, Bissau, Bolama, Cacheu, Gabú;, Oio, Quinara, and Tombali.
The country is largely a low-lying deltaic region and has many rivers, some with wide, swampy estuaries.
Its irregularly shaped coastline is 100 mi/161 km long.
www.columbiagazetteer.org /public/Guinea-Bissau.html   (493 words)

  
 The introduction of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine and child mortality in rural Guinea-Bissau: an observational ...
In Biombo, which is close to the capital Bissau, it was always
deaths/154.0 pyrs), 130/1000 in Biombo (26/199.6 pyrs), and
by region being 87/1000 in Oio (17 deaths/195.4 pyrs), 110/1000
ije.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/33/2/374   (4676 words)

  
 Cheap Tickets to Bafata, find cheap airfares Bafata online!
Biombo district immediately to the west of the city and Bafata district,...
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 Administrative divisions - regiao   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular -
18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (
) and 5 autonomous regions* (regioni autonome, singular -
www.exxun.com /eqad/ad_admin_div_226.html   (735 words)

  
 GUINEA-BISSAU: No region spared as cholera cases top 15,000:Health and Medicine News - Medilinks Africa
Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
BISSAU, 21 September (IRIN) - A cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau is showing no sign of fading with all regions of the impoverished country now affected and more than 4,000 new cases of the disease reported so far this month, officials said.
When the outbreak started three months ago, more than nine out of ten cases were to be found around the capital, Bissau -- a city of 300,000 built on low-lying land on the banks of a muddy river estuary -- and the nearby coastal region of Biombo to the west.
medilinkz.org /news/news2.asp?NewsID=12545   (695 words)

  
 Former military strongman shot dead, reports say   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The announcement was made on Thursday evening on state radio and television.
Two other people were said to have been killed in the clash, which reportedly occurred on Thursday in the region of Biombo, west of the capital, Bissau.
International media said they were not recognisable and a source in Bissau confirmed this to IRIN.
www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=8532   (322 words)

  
 Guinea Bissau - Books - Magic Bean Dip
In this comprehensive and provocative study of maternal reactions to child death in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, anthropologist Jónína Einarsdóttir challenges the assumption that mothers in high-poverty societies will neglect their children and fail to mourn their deaths as a survival strategy.
The book clearly points out the successes and failures of all international and regional actors involved in the cruel conflicts that ravaged West Africa during the last few decades.
The imperatives of defense and their participation in the trade led to a fundamental reordering of decentralized societies, especially in the realm of agriculture and agricultural labor, as rice became the staple crop in the region.
v1.magicbeandip.com /store/browse_books_4779   (1323 words)

  
 News
A cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau is showing no sign of fading, with all regions of the impoverished country now affected and more than 4,000 new cases of the disease reported so far in Sep 2005, officials said.
In a bulletin issued late Tue, 20 Sep 2005, the health ministry said 15,573 cases of cholera had now been recorded, up from 11 192 at the beginning of the Sep 2005.
When the outbreak started 3 months ago, more than 9 out of 10 cases were to be found around the capital, Bissau -- a city of 300 000 built on low-lying land on the banks of a muddy river estuary -- and the nearby coastal region of Biombo to the west.
www.tmb.ie /exodus/news.asp?id=51355   (349 words)

  
 Cholera epidemic reaching "alarming proportions" in Guinea-Bissau
The most severely affected area is the capital city of Bissau -- where the first cases were reported in early June -- which has registered 4,147 cases.
The western region of Biombo followed with 735 cases and 29 deaths, officials said.
An international appeal for aid at the start of July brought a response from former colonial ruler Portugal and China, as well as from several international charities, which sent medicines and other aid.
www.terradaily.com /2005/050808203822.wjkt772y.html   (408 words)

  
 Liberian Online - Liberia Portal - GUINEA-BISSAU: Cholera epidemic keeps on growing with up to 75 new cases per day   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The overwhelming majority of cholera cases have ocurred in Bissau, a city of 300,000 people built on low-lying land on the banks of a muddy river estuary.
But the ministry said that 76 cases of cholera had been recorded in rural areas close to the capital, particularly in Biombo region, immediately to the north of Bissau, and Quinara region, across the river Geba to the south of the city.
Tenem Barri said only the most serious cases of cholera were being interned at the specialist treatment unit in Simao Mendes hospital.
www.liberianonline.com /liberia-news-print-547.html   (476 words)

  
 Biombo Region info here at en.my-widgets.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Keep placing your ads in those Biombo Region that you know are bringing you a high response rate and you'll have a guaranteed Biombo Region of customers.
Guinea-Bissau (10/06) Regions: Oio, Tombali, Cacheu, Bolama, Quinara, Biombo, Bafata, Gabu.
capítulo1 Y aunque me han puesto este biombo para que no mire a los otros enfermos, miro todas las...
en.my-widgets.com /Biombo_Region   (110 words)

  
 Index Co-Cz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The coup was apparently precipitated by disagreements over security and other strategic issues, although Compaoré professed not to have planned it in advance and to have been devastated by the death of his friend.
The coup was quietly welcomed by conservative governments in the region, which had sometimes found Sankara's quirky revolution difficult to live with.
July 11, 1947, Orange, Vaucluse, France), president of the Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes (1999-2004).
www.manic-raven.com /rulers/indexc4.html   (15541 words)

  
 World Prout Assembly: GUINEA-BISSAU: No region spared as cholera cases top 15,000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
World Prout Assembly: GUINEA-BISSAU: No region spared as cholera cases top 15,000
They await the political and civic energies of individuals who engage the arenas of power, multiply their numbers and emblazon in deeds and institutions the immortal principle that "Here the People Rule." - Ralph Nader
GUINEA-BISSAU: No region spared as cholera cases top 15,000
www.worldproutassembly.org /archives/2005/09/guineabissau_no.html   (959 words)

  
 Telefood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
FISHERY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN LAKE HASHENGAE AND MICRO DAMS OF OFLA DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES IN SOUTHERS REGION OF TIGRAY.
ELEVAGE OVIN DE NGOUANGA, DISTRICT FR KIBANGOU, REGION DE NIARI
MUSHROOM CULTIVATION IN THE AFFECTED REGIONS BY RURAL EXODE
www.fao.org /telefood/project/list.asp   (8611 words)

  
 Telefood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
MANUFACTURE OF FISHMONGER-TYPE INSULATED CONTAINERS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FRESH FISH
DEVELOPPEMENT OF SHRIMPS ARTISANAL FISHERY IN BIOMBO REGION
DEVELOPPEMENT DE LA PECHE ARTISANALE DANS LA REGION DE BAFATA
www.fao.org /telefood/project/country_proj.asp?country_id=412   (96 words)

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