Guinea Bissau has suffered an apparently endless cycle of assassinations and coups.  But the problems of the tiny West African country seemed attractively manageable – a  small but vociferous military; a corrupt political class; a desperately poor population.  The sights of the international community's (proxy) big guns [...]

Perhaps flushed with pride at the country’s recent appearance in the pages of a Frederick Forsyth novel, Guinea Bissau fact continues to emulate fiction.  According to Reuters, Bubo Na Tchuto has been re-appointed as the country’s new Navy head.  This despite his alleged role in an earlier [...]

With his usual style, Frederick Forsyth has produced another gripping, page turning novel.  "The Cobra" pits single minded undercover operatives against the world of narcotic trafficking.  But for the residents of one small, poor West African state, The Cobra is a rare opportunity to see their country's name [...]