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  1. E Guinea poll 'a sham', warns rights groupsRead the original story

    Friday | Mail & Guardian

    ... watchdog this year lodged a complaint in France against against Obiang and two other African dictators -- Gabon's late leader Omar Bongo and the Republic of Congo's President Denis Sassou-Nguesso -- accusing them of spending huge sums of public ...

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    Related Topix: Equatorial Guinea, Africa, Teodoro Obiang, Charitable Organizations, Zimbabwe

  2. Top Gabonese maritime official murdered

    Thursday Nov 26 | Independent Online

    Libreville - Unidentified killers have murdered Rene Ziza, who was in charge of all Gabon's maritime transport, the General Council of Shippers , which he headed, announced Thursday.

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    Related Topix: World News, Estuaire, Gabon, Africa, Libreville, Gabon

  3. Gabon begins census of government workersRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Independent Online

    Libreville - Gabonese officials have begun a census of government workers in a bid to make the adminstration more efficient and less costly and corrupt, officials said on Wednesday.

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    Related Topix: World News, Estuaire, Gabon, Africa, Libreville, Gabon

  4. Conservation: Indigenous people's enemy No. 1?Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 25 | MotherJones

    ... 455-day trek across the Congo Basin in 2002, he asked Africa's longest-serving leader, President El Hadj Omar Bongo of Gabon, to sit down for a chat. Bongo agreed to meet the world-famous adventurer, and brought his Cabinet along to listen in. Fay ...

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  5. Bongo eyes bloated civil serviceRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Independent Online

    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.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Estuaire, Gabon, Libreville, Gabon, Omar Bongo

  6. Gabon's Bongo takes aim at bloated civil serviceRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | SABC News

    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 today.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Omar Bongo

  7. World Airline News: Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon to acquire DHC-8-314 D-BDTM from Augsburg AirwaysRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    Nouvelle Air Affairs Gabon is getting ready to acquire this Bombardier DHC-8-314 registered D-BDTM from Augsburg Airways.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Estuaire, Gabon, Libreville, Gabon

  8. PoliticsRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 21 | Panapress

    ... including Pierre Mamboundou, who i s the chairman of the opposition Union of Gabonese people (UPG), into Gabon's go v ernment. Zambia ruling party loses parliamentary seat to opposition The ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has l ost ...

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    Related Topix: Mauritius, World News, Mauritius, Mauritius, Port Louis, Mauritius, Comoros, Africa, Zambia, Qatar, Middle East, Benin

  9. Cameroon team at World Cup 2010Read the original story w/Photo

    Friday Nov 20 | Telegraph.co.uk

    ... of Le Guen coincided with an upturn in fortunes with the Frenchman guiding the country to a valuable win against Gabon in Libreville. Samuel Eto'o, an international since he was 14, was made captain and last week Cameroon beat Morroco 2-0 in Fez in ...

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    Related Topix: FIFA Soccer, Cameroon

  10. Prince Charles campaign to save the rainforests backed by the US SenateRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Telegraph.co.uk

    ... on the rainforests yesterday (thu) there were two Heads of State President Jagdeo of Guyana and President Bongo of Gabon and senior ministers from 18 countries. Mr Miliband was also present. Deforestation, which accounts for a fifth of carbon ...

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    Related Topix: World News, World News, Prince Charles, New Brunswick, Canada, Canada, Saint John Area, NB, Prince of Wales, NB, Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, Bharrat Jagdeo, Omar Bongo, Africa

  11. Ondimba's Visit to Paris Raises Question on France's Policy Toward GabonRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 18 | Voice of America

    ... changed. President Ali Bongo's visit to France comes less than three months after he succeeded his father as leader of Gabon. It also comes amid criticism from human rights groups after Gabon's government-controlled media council suspended six ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Nicolas Sarkozy, Omar Bongo, Estuaire, Gabon, Libreville, Gabon, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

  12. Gabon president in first Paris trip since poll win

    Wednesday Nov 18 | The Tocqueville Connection

    ... and is due in Paris for a three-day visit and talks with President Nicolas Sarkozy. P ARIS, Nov 18, 2009 (AFP) - Gabon's President Ali Bongo was expected inFrance on Wednesday for his first trip since he succeeded his father, who made Paris almost a ...

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Nicolas Sarkozy, Omar Bongo

  13. France stirs ill will as officials consort with African autocratsRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 18 | Taipei Times

    A waiter, reacting to the mosquitoes plaguing a customer on a recent hot night here, said sharply: Those aren t mosquitoes; those are French people! In another coastal African capital X Libreville X in Gabon, a crowd yelled: We re sick of the French! Let s kick them out! Let s kill them! after learning this fall that their nation s reigning ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Estuaire, Gabon, Africa, Libreville, Gabon, Nicolas Sarkozy, Niger, Opinion

  14. The Lure of Local Bonds

    Tuesday Nov 17 | PSD Blog

    ... of the Central African zone. The countries are Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. All proceeds will be reinvested in the zone. IFC's timing is quite prescient. As the recovery from the crisis continues to ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Estuaire, Gabon, Libreville, Gabon, Africa, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea

  15. Africa agrees on secret climate damages demandRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | AlertNet

    ... less than 1 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions that scientists say are threatening the planet, it says. Gabon's President Ali Ben Bongo speaks at a U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) food security summit in Rome November 16, 2009. The ...

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    Related Topix: Ethiopia, Africa, Meles Zenawi

  16. Gabonese Government Suspends Multiple Publications

    Monday Nov 16 | Voice of America

    Gabon's National Communications Council has suspended at least six publications for what it says are ethical violations of journalism.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Journalism, Omar Bongo

  17. Gabon repatriates 28 child trafficking victims to BeninRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 15 | People's Daily Online

    Gabon repatriated 28 children out of the 34 found on an immigrants boat on Friday evening to Benin, their country of origin, aboard an Ivorian Air airplane.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Benin, Estuaire, Gabon, Libreville, Gabon

  18. EconomyRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 14 | Panapress

    ... ana slipped to 18.04 per cent in October, the fourth consecutive decline, PANA reported from here Friday. Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The South African rand recorded a fall against the CF A franc of the Bank of the Central African States (BEAC), ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Bamako, Mali, Mali, Africa, Ghana, Estuaire, Gabon, Libreville, Gabon, Goodluck Jonathan

  19. PoliticsRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | Panapress

    ... to cancel the licences to export we a pons to Tripoli. Gabonese President for FAO summit in Rome Saturday Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, will leave Libreville on Saturday for Rome, Italy, where he will ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, Libya, Italy, Rome, Italy, Lazio, Italy

  20. Ill Will Grows in a Former Colonial Region as France Consorts With the PowerfulRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | New York Times

    As democracy slips in country after country, France often quietly sides, once again, with the once-and-future autocrats.

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