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March 9, 2013

Africa's Cocaine Hub

Alexander Smoltczyk, Der Spiegel

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Guinea-Bissau has become a major hub of cocaine trafficking between Latin America and Europe. But any wealth the West African nation has derived from its middleman status has been offset by increased violence and instability.

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