Angola: Country to Host Gulf of Guinea Presidents Meeting (AllAfrica.com)

Angola will host the second Summit of heads of State and Government of the countries of the Gulf of Guinea scheduled for November 25 in Luanda.

UN Official Reports "Systematic" Torture In Equatorial Guinea (Nasdaq)

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AFP)--The U.N.'s top official probing torture believes that the practice is "systematic" in Equatorial Guinea, following a 10- day trip to the west African nation.

Torture is Rife in Equatorial Guinea (Scoop.co.nz)

Manfred Nowak, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 19 November 2008 – Detainees kept in police custody in Equatorial Guinea are victims of systematic torture, and prisoners suffer inhuman conditions, an independent United Nations human rights expert said in a press statement today, blaming a break down in the country’s judicial system.

GUINEA-BISSAU: Cholera contained but source still unknown (AlertNet)

Source: IRIN After more than six months of battling cholera in Guinea-Bissau the epidemic is now under control health officials say, though they admit they have not identified its root causes or put in place measures to prevent future outbreaks.

Equatorial Guinea: Torture is Rife in Country's Prisons, Says UN Expert (AllAfrica.com)

Detainees kept in police custody in Equatorial Guinea are victims of systematic torture, and prisoners suffer inhuman conditions, an independent United Nations human rights expert said in a press statement today, blaming a break down in the country's judicial system.

U.N. report says torture rife in Equatorial Guinea (AlertNet)

Source: Reuters By Robert Evans GENEVA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Political prisoners and criminal detainees are systemically tortured in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, a United Nations investigator said on Wednesday. In ...

Gambia: Subsequent to Banjul Meeting, Guinea Bissau Elections Successful (AllAfrica.com)

Voters in Guinea Bissau went to the polls on Sunday in elections which international observers hope will stabilize the tiny West African country that has become a drugs hub.

BacTech Announces Completion of Papua New Guinea Technical Report (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)

TORONTO, CANADA-- - In June of this year, BacTech Mining Corporation entered into an agreement to acquire a 33% interest in two refractory gold deposits located on Fergusson Island, Papua New Guinea , from Yamana Gold Inc. in exchange for 15 million shares in the Company.

Guinea Bissau election 'a victory for democracy': UN (AFP via Yahoo! News)

A UN special envoy said Monday that parliamentary elections held in Guinea Bissau had been a "victory for democracy" in the poor west African nation that is a haven for drug traffickers.

EU Welcomes Guinea-Bissau Vote As Step Toward Stability (Nasdaq)

BRUSSELS (AFP)--The European Union welcomed Tuesday the peaceful conduct of weekend elections in Guinea-Bissau as a big step toward building democracy and political stability.