Estuaire, Gabon News

York-based missionaries in west Africa finally have the necessary equipment to get their medical air-transport service off the ground -- an airplane.

UNHCR workers interviewing people who fled Central African Republic over the border into southern Chad 15 December 2009 &#150 International assistance is vital to prevent the Central African Republic from falling back into political crisis and potential new fighting as it prepares for elections next year after a decade of violence and conflict ...

President Ali Bongo Ondimba has received Friday Nicolas Michel, Special Advisor to Secretary General Kofi Annan about the dispute between Gabon and Equatorial Guinea on Mbani , an island located off the coast of Gabon.

Coinciding with the International Year of Biodiversity, 2-3 June 2010 the Gabonese Republic is hosting an international conference in Libreville on the issue of safeguarding biological resources in Africa.

The exchange rate of the South African rand dropped a gainst the CFA franc of the Bank of Central African States , according to t he latest exchange rates bulletin of the main currencies published Friday by the financial institution in Libreville.

By David Lewis Libreville - Gabon's new President Ali Ben Bongo has won over some doubters with early policy shifts, but many in the central African nation still await proof of a real break with the era of his long-ruling father Omar.

By Linel Kwatsi Libreville - Gabon's new President Ali Ben Bongo has ordered a census of the Central African country's bloated civil service in a bid to cut state spending and take charge of the body, the prime minister said on Tuesday.

Ali Bongo Ondimba Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is paying a working visit to France this week.

IFC announced yesterday that it will issue a $43m local currency bond in Central Africa, a first for the World Bank institution, and alsoa first for a non-local financial institution.

A few years on, residents in disadvantaged areas of Libreville no longer look twice at the men and women wearing overalls, boots and protective masks as they push their wheelbarrows full of bin bags through the streets of the capital.

"The Sino-African cooperation is a win-win situation. Each party benefits from the cooperation.

On Saturday mornings, Erick Miguel Poaty hoists a cardboard box on his shoulders and knocks on doors in two of the city's poorest apartment complexes.

The head general of Gabon's national council for security has been detained in prison in Libreville for the last four weeks, a Gabonese bi-monthly reported on Friday.

Ali Bongo greets supporters in Libreville after being declared winner of bitter presidential election in Gabon, 03 Sep 2009 Gabon's new president Ali Ben Bongo has named his first government.

Ali Bongo Ondimba, the victor in the Aug. 30 presidential elections, took oath of office on Friday at the Presidential Palace in Libreville and succeeded his father Omar Bongo Ondimba, who died on June 8 at the age of 73, after ruling the West African country for 41 years.

Togo's head of state Faure Gnassingbe is to attend the presidential inauguration of Ali Bongo Ondimba in the Gabonese capital Libreville on Friday, according to the presidential office.

Gabon's fourth mobile operator Azur launched commercial GSM services in the capital Libreville on 8 October, reports Gaboneco.

Libreville, Oct 13 The September 28 vote recount by Gabon Constitutional Court declared Ali Bongo Ondimba winner of the presidential race amid claims of fraud.

THE CRIMES OF BONGO APARTHEID & TERROR IN AFRICA'S GARDENS OF EDEN keith harmon snow http://www.allthingspass.com In September 2003 the National Geographic unveiled the first in a series of feature stories about the world's 'least spoiled' and 'most threatened' tropical forests.

The 2009 Amissa Bongo Tropical in January attracted large crowds. The UCI says this and other races globalize the sport.