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  1. EconomyRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Panapress

    ... wat er project in Pointe Noire. 11/11/2009 full text... South African rand appreciates against CFA Franc Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The South African Rand appreciated against the CFA Fr anc of the Bank of the Central African States (BEAC), according ...

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  2. Gabon papers suspended for 'lack of ethics'

    9 hrs ago | Independent Online

    Gabon's National Council for Communication has suspended six independent newspapers for "violations of the principles of professional conduct and ethics," a CNC statement published Wednesday said.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Journalism

  3. Gabon: Presidential Aide Quits in Financial ScandalRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | AllAfrica.com

    A crony of the newly-elected Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba, has been forced to resign from the government due to a magazine report that links him to a financial scandal.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News

  4. Six Gabon papers suspended for lack of ethicsRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 3 | Maktoob Business

    Gabon's National Council for Communication has suspended six independent newspapers for "violations of the principles of professional conduct and ethics," a CNC statement published Wednesday said.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Journalism

  5. EconomyRead the original story

    Yesterday | Panapress

    ... Bank for Industry and Commerce (BIC-BNP Paribas) in Moroni. 10/11/2009 CFA franc falls against US dollar Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The US dollar recorded a slight fall against the CFA franc of the Bank of the Central African States (BEAC), ...

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  6. Gabon aide quits amid corruption scandalRead the original story

    Tuesday | Independent Online

    The resignation of a top aide to President Ali Bongo over a 25-million-euro corruption scandal marks a turning point for the country, Gabon's communications minister said on Tuesday.

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  7. Africa's latest 'boat people' set sights on oilrich Equatorial GuineaRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Nov 9 | Telegraph.co.uk

    ... - disembarked ahead of him. Raimi, 27, looked thin and dehydrated. Gritting his teeth, he told of the voyage south to Gabon with about 200 others before the boat was intercepted by authorities there and sent back to Benin. "We left Cotonou on ...

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

  8. Gabon to ban gas flaring, unprocessed log exports

    Friday Nov 6 | Reuters

    Oil firms operating in Gabon will be banned from flaring gas in 2010, the government said in a statement.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News

  9. Counterblasts

    Friday Nov 6 | Al-Ahram Weekly Online

    Opposition groups staged their own rally as the NDP's sixth annual conference was in full swing, reports Mona El-Nahhas "This is Egypt, not Gabon", the title of a conference held by the 6 April Youth group to run parallel to the sixth annual conference of the ruling National Democratic Party , made reference to the succession scenario in Gabon, ...

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Omar Bongo

  10. Cuban crewmen stuck in Africa after ship begins to list

    Friday Nov 6 | MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderdale News, Weather, Dolphins & More

    ... reportedly abandoned the ship Medea K after it began taking on water in Mayumba, a sandy spit with a pier in southern Gabon in west-central Africa. Esteban Casaas, a former Cuban merchant marine captain who defected 18 years ago and now lives in ...

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  11. Abdullah bin Zayed concludes visits to Nigeria, GabonRead the original story

    Friday Nov 6 | Emirates News Agency

    UAE Foreign Minister HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said that his visits to Nigeria and Gabon were part of the contacts with the friendly African countries to further boost cooperation with the UAE.

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

  12. Africa, China in win-win cooperation: Gabonese speakerRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Nov 6 | People's Daily Online

    ... cooperation," the Gabonese speaker told Xinhua in an interview on Thursday. Guy Nzouba Ndama (R Front), president of Gabon's National Assembly, visits the photo exhibition to demonstrate achievements of the 2006 Beijing Summit of the Forum on ...

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    Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Travel, Gabon Travel, Africa, Estuaire, Gabon, Libreville, Gabon

  13. France : Subverting the African peopleRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | Vanguard

    ... Jean-Baptiste Bagaza in Burundi with France backing them. France had also padded the dictatorial rule of Omar Bongo in Gabon and has just assisted his son, Ali Bongo to polish his rigged elections and continue the corrupt anddictatorial rule of the ...

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  14. The missionary in the cityRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 29 | Raleigh News & Observer

    ... help people revive their faith. Poaty (pronounced PWAH-tee) is part of a trend. A native of the West African nation of Gabon, he came to the U.S. in 2001 as one of many Africans passionate about revitalizing what they see as a stagnant faith. "In ... 1 comment

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

  15. Country profile: Equatorial Guinea

    Wednesday Nov 4 | BBC

    ... Economy: Equatorial Guinea is sub-Saharan Africa's third biggest oil producer International: Equatorial Guinea and Gabon are in dispute over islands in potentially oil-rich off-shore waters Timeline But few people have benefited from the oil riches ...

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    Related Topix: Equatorial Guinea, World News, Africa, Teodoro Obiang

  16. African World Cup qualifying reaches the boiling pointRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Nov 3 | FOX Sports

    ... World Cup, so second place really is the king of the losers. In Group A, Cameroon holds a slight one-point edge over Gabon with both teams facing tricky road trips against the already ousted Morocco and Togo, respectively. The pressure will be on ...

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  17. MPs reluctant to give up carsRead the original story

    Friday Oct 30 | News24

    ... and expenses per month, most of which is tax-free, plus perks like cars and low-interest loans. - AFP Secrets keep Gabon general jailed The head general of Gabon's national council for security has been detained in prison in Libreville for the last ...

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  18. Secrets keep Gabon general jailedRead the original story

    Friday Oct 30 | News24

    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.

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  19. Gabon cuts public sector pay

    Friday Oct 30 | News24

    Gabon's new government will put a ceiling on public sector wages, it announced on Thursday through the media, in line with new President Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba's pledge to cut public spending.

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  20. Africa: Transparency International To Probe into Three African Heads of StateRead the original story

    Friday Oct 30 | AllAfrica.com

    ... Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo, Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea and the late Omar Bongo of Gabon have assets in France totaling 160 million euros. The group said the Bongo family alone owned some 30 luxurious houses and ...

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