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The city of Libreville will start building the new basilica this year.
Topix - Friday, April 04, 2008
p> Translated with permission by the Prague Daily Monitor Czech architect Alena MocovA 's winning design of a new basilica for Libreville, Gabon, combines features of the Gothic arch and Brazilian architecture of ... via Prague Daily Monitor ... more
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Gabon Receives Assistance for Biodiversity And National Parks Management
allAfrica.com - Thursday, April 03, 2008
he World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a project that will help protect and manage biodiversity in a sustainable way and contribute to the diversification of the national economy through strengthened capacities of parks and wildlife authorities in ... more
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US Sponsors Steady Bongo Tour
allAfrica.com - Thursday, April 03, 2008
orking with the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, the United Stats Government is proud to sponsor another nationwide HIV/AIDS tour by internationally acclaimed musicians Steady Bongo and his Cultural ... more
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Rwandan Genocide Suspect Arrested in Gabon
allAfrica.com - Thursday, April 03, 2008
oseph Serugendo, a Rwandan accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide was arrested over the weekend in ... more
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Unrest Forces Temporary Closure of Canadian Oil Site
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
iolent clashes sparked by angry villagers demanding a better share of Gabon's oil resources have led to the temporary closure of operations by Canadian oil firm Panafrican Energy at one field in the southwest, sources at the Oil Ministry said on ... more
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Country Mired in Crisis of Confidence, Says Bongo
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
NLESS a new government is formed and the constitution suspended, there will never be peace in Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon's President Omar Bongo ... more
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Rebel forces clash with Chad army
Topix - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Government forces came, they attacked us, we attacked them back and we are now occupying Ade" Fighting broke out between rebel and government forces in eastern Chad on Tuesday, nearly two months after a failed bid to oust President Idriss Deby Itno, rebels and the government... more
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Ritual killings increasing in lead-up to Gabon polls
Topix - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"You can't just choose anybody" Pre-election ritual killings in Gabon are on the rise, carried out by secret networks scavenging for blood or body parts in pursuit of boundless health, wealth, success and power, residents say. via Taipei Times ... more
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Gabon May Face National Strike by Oil Workers Over Conditions, Union Says
Topix - Monday, March 31, 2008
p> Gabon , the fifth-biggest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa, faces a national oil-workers strike by April 2 because a work stoppage since March 19 at Royal Dutch Shell Plc 's operations in the country has yet ... via Bloomberg.com ... more
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Gabon faces nationwide oil strike: union
Topix - Saturday, March 29, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"We won't hesitate to use the only arms we have" An oil workers strike which has paralysed production at a Shell subsidiary in Gabon, west Africa, is set to become an industry-wide dispute, union officials warned Friday. via Maktoob Business ... more
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Schweitzer's spirit lives on in N.C.
Topix - Friday, March 28, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"I found that a life-changing experience, to work with underserved people" Charlotteans among 24 graduate students helping with projects KAREN GARLOCH kgarloch@charlotteobserver.com Charlotteans Ashley Alexander and Ying Zhang, first-year medical students at East Carolina University, ... via The Charlotte Observer ... more
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Shell Gabon strike Update
allAfrica.com - Friday, March 28, 2008
s a result, of a strike in Shell Gabon, production in the Gamba, Toucan and Rabi oil field have been stopped. All staff in Rabi, with the exception of a very small crew, have gone home. The situation in Gamba and Rabi today is ... more
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Komura unveils seven-point plan to support Africa
Topix - Wednesday, March 26, 2008
p> LIBREVILLE Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura announced Thursday night a seven-point plan for Japan's support for Africa, including emphasis on agricultural and extensive infrastructural development, as well as ... via The Japan Times ... more
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An African Leader Becomes Longest-Ruling President
Topix - Monday, March 24, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"For us there is only Bongo. He is irreplaceable." LIBREVILLE , Gabon - Behind the tall white walls of a grandiose home belonging to the world's longest-ruling president, ostriches, buffalo, and camels roam neatly landscaped lawns - part of a vast private ... via New... more
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Better infrastructure will help Africa: Minister
Topix - Saturday, March 22, 2008
p> Efficient cross-border infrastructure is needed to facilitate trade and development in Africa, Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said yesterday. via SABC News ... more
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Japan vows to aid extensive infrastructure, investment in Africa
Topix - Friday, March 21, 2008
p> Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura announced on Thursday night a seven-point plan for Japan's support for Africa, including emphasis on agricultural and extensive infrastructural development, as well as ... via Kyodo News ... more
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Gadhafi Celebrates Prophet's Birthday
Topix - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"I congratulate you for the birthday of Muhammad. I didn't realize ... that Muslims celebrate the equivalent of Christmas" In his drive to spread Libyan and Islamic influence in Africa, Moammar Gadhafi inaugurated a huge new mosque in this predominantly Christian country Wednesday, with several African... more
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Gabon: Paper Banned Over Report On President's Wealth
Topix - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"We call on the government to abandon such heavy-handed tactics to silence critical journalism. We urge the council to lift the suspension against Tendance Gabon immediately." Gabonese authorities banned on Tuesday a private newspaper for republishing a report on President Omar Bongo's private wealth in France,... more
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A group of contact to implement Sudan Chad agreement
Topix - Monday, March 17, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"The international community in general" A contact group and a force to keep peace and security under the supervision of the UN and African countries will soon be set up to monitor and promote the implementation of the agreement signed Thursday in ... via Sudan... more
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Paper Banned Over Report On President's Wealth
allAfrica.com - Saturday, March 15, 2008
abonese authorities banned on Tuesday a private newspaper for republishing a report on President Omar Bongo's private wealth in France, according to local news reports. The original story appeared in the French daily Le Monde at the end of ... more
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