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24th conference of the Heads of State of Africa and France: Regional...
Topix - Thursday, March 15, 2007
t the initiative of Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic, a working meeting on the regional dimension of the Darfur crisis was held in Cannes on 15 February 2007, bringing together: - the President ... Comment ... more
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Chirac Says Goodbye To African Leaders
Topix - Thursday, March 15, 2007
ore than 30 African heads of state bid farewell to outgoing French President Jacques Chirac at a summit in Cannes. Comment ... more
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Filmmaking in Gabon - the African 'obstacle course'
Topix - Thursday, March 15, 2007
hen it comes to filmmaking, Libreville is about as far as you can get from the massive Bollywood movie machine, let alone Hollywood's super productions. Comment ... more
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Gabonese hope for windfall as Chinese develop iron ore deposit
Topix - Thursday, March 15, 2007
ELINGA, Gabon: The pygmies of Gabon's lush northeast equatorial forests may soon be learning Chinese. Comment ... more
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Standing up to ritual child killing
Topix - Thursday, March 15, 2007
fter long turning a blind eye to ritual crimes within its borders, Gabon has come under pressure to drag the morbid practice out of the shadows and do away with it for good. Comment ... more
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AU targets long time rulers
Topix - Thursday, March 15, 2007
he president of the African Union has taken aim at the continent’s long-time rulers by saying that the time had passed when leaders could expect to cling on to power for decades. Comment ... more
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Ghana celebrates 50 years
Topix - Thursday, March 15, 2007
t was all systems go in Ghana as the African nation celebrated 50 years of independence on Wednesday. Comment ... more
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Statement by the IMF Mission Chief for Gabon
Topix - Thursday, March 15, 2007
he following statement was issued today in Libreville by Roger Nord, the IMF mission chief for Gabon: "Over the past two weeks, an IMF team visited Libreville for discussions on policies and structural reforms ... Comment ... more
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GABON: Two top opposition figures to challenge Africa?s longest-standing president
IRIN - Thursday, March 15, 2007
wo heavyweights of Gabon's opposition have announced they will try to shake President Omar Bongo from nearly four decades of power, after winning concessions on the make-up of the national election ... more
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GABON: Temperature rising ahead of campaign
IRIN - Thursday, March 15, 2007
he official start to Gabon's presidential election campaign is still close to a month away but tension is already rising as allegations and thinly veiled threats start to ... more
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GABON: Bongo reaches for 45-year stretch as president
IRIN - Thursday, March 15, 2007
s Gabon's election campaign approaches its end and President Omar Bongo looks set to cruise to victory, only fraud allegations and voter apathy still have the potential to rain on his parade, according to ... more
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GABON: Landslide win for Africa?s longest serving president
IRIN - Thursday, March 15, 2007
mar Bongo, president of Gabon since 1967, has won a landslide victory at the polls, securing a further seven years at the helm of the small oil-producing nation.
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GABON: Police clash with protesters in wake of Bongo re-election
IRIN - Thursday, March 15, 2007
esidents of the Gabonese capital, Libreville, awoke to a city teeming with security forces on Friday, one day after police clashed with crowds protesting the election that put Africa's longest-serving leader in power for another seven ... more
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GABON: Poverty amid plenty as unemployment booms
IRIN - Thursday, March 15, 2007
atiently scraping the scales off fish at the Pont Nomba market in Gabon's capital, 19-year-old high-school graduate Etienne Biyoghe said he once dreamt of an office career. But as unemployment has soared in oil-rich Gabon, now he feels lucky just to have enough money to put some food on the... more
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Mega, as in the Biggest Ever, African Adventure Trip
Gadling
- Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Filed under: Climbing , Cultures , Hiking , Africa , Angola Suppose you have time-lots of it. Let's say you have 44 weeks. Perhaps you'd like to go overland from Morocco to South Africa by way of Egypt. Here's
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China to Send Agricultural Experts to Country
allAfrica.com
- Tuesday, January 23, 2007
China will send 44 agricultural experts and technicians to Gabon to help small-scale farmers there improve crop and animal production, fish farming and processing of agricultural products, under an agreement signed today between the two countries and
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Loan move allows BowLeven target to trade once more
Scotsman.com
- Tuesday, December 12, 2006
FIRSTAFRICA Oil, the Gabon focused oil company, resumed trading on AIM yesterday after it began negotiations for a $25 million (£12.7m) loan to cover creditors from BowLeven, which is aiming to buy
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Ebola virus kills 5,000 gorillas
Topix
- Friday, December 08, 2006
WHAT A CUTIE: Max the gorilla was a much-loved inhabitant of the JHB Zoo An outbreak of the Ebola virus in northwestern Republic of Congo has killed 5,000 gorillas, helping to push the threatened species even ... Comment
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New destinations for South African in 2007
Topix
- Thursday, December 07, 2006
South African Airways is reportedly set to open routes to a number of cities in Africa, Europe and South America in 2007, in addition to the recently announced service to Chicago. Comment
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Walk on the wild side
Scotsman.com
- Tuesday, November 21, 2006
FOR a glimpse of the natural world in all its unspoilt glory, go west and take a look at
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