NARCO-TERRORISM
Hezbollah: Narco-Islamism – Washington Institute
Al-Qaeda's spreading tentacles in West Africa opposed by traditional leaders – TELEGRAPH – UK
Interpol chief says cocaine trafficking used to finance Hezbollah – NOW LEBANON
INTERPOL – 20th Americas Regional Conference (Hezbollah and Drug Trafficking)
The Colombian-African drug link – SEMANA.com – International
Bissau fears al Qaeda retaliation after arrests – REUTERS
DRUG TRAFFICKING IN GUINEA BISSAU
Africa's Cocaine Coast – VIDEO – Journeyman Picture – YouTube Channel
GUINEA-BISSAU: Cocaine to Europe produces addicts locally – IRIN
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Plagued by Cocaine Trafficking
Crack addiction was an unknown plague until 2007, when traffickers started to target the country. Since then, hundreds of people living in Bissau's slums have become addicts. Prostitution increased substantially, consequently generating a new wave of HIV. This is just another face of cocaine trafficking in Guinea Bissau.
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Photographed by: Marco Vernaschi / Pulitzer Center
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VERNASCHI'S WEBSITE
See all work by journalist Marco Vernaschi at his website
IRC REPORT
Guinea-Bissau: Beyond Rule of the Gun
DOUBLE ASSASSINATION
Soldiers Assassinate President of Guinea-Bissau – VIDEO – Associated Press – YouTube Channel
The Colombian-African drug link – SEMANA.com – International
Guinea-Bissau assassinations: Is Colombia's drug trade behind them? – The Christian Science Monitor
Conte's son in TV drug confession – BBC
Second Double Assassination – Alertnet.org
