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4 executed for E Guinea attackFour military and government officials in oil-producing Equatorial Guinea have been executed for their role in a 2009 attack on the presidential palace, Amnesty International said on Monday.
Topix.net | 24-Aug-2010 06:14
Nigeria: Jonathan Attends Gabon's 50th Anniversary
Jonathan, on the invitation of President Ali Bongo Ondimba, will join other invited African Heads of State and Government at a gala dinner to be hosted by the Gabonese President at the Presidential Villa in Libreville, as part of activities lined up for the celebrations.
AllAfrica | 23-Aug-2010 12:29
Special Economic Zone to Make Gabon Competitive, Provide Jobs
Soleman Liban Presidential Adviser to Gabon's President With VOA's Peter Clottey at Nkok during a visit to the Special Economic Zone project several kilometers outside the capital, Libreville.
Topix.net | 23-Aug-2010 07:21
Gabonese Diplomat Highlights Solidarity
Gabon's ambassador to Angola, Emile Mandoukou-Ma-Nziengui, Thursday in Luanda stressed the Angolan solidarity policy toward Gabon, specially in difficult moments.
AllAfrica | 20-Aug-2010 14:03
Gabon: Govt Says Ties With France Are No Longer Exclusive
France can no longer rely on its cozy relationship with Gabon, announced the country's President, Ali Bongo Ondimba.
Topix.net | 20-Aug-2010 01:49
Gabon: Govt Says Ties With France Are No Longer Exclusive
France can no longer rely on its cozy relationship with Gabon, announced the country's President, Ali Bongo Ondimba. His statement comes just days after the west African nation signed huge contracts with India and Singapore.
AllAfrica | 19-Aug-2010 18:05
Gabonese president meets with Chinese special envoy to enhance friendly ties
Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba on Wednesday met with Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy Yuan Guiren on the occasion to mark the African country's 50th anniversary of independence.
Topix.net | 19-Aug-2010 09:30
Presidential assent's row may stall polls, says Jega
THE rift between the executive and the legislature over whether or not the President should assent to the 2010 Electoral Act is capable of stalling the voters' registration and the general elections scheduled for January 2011, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission , Prof.
Topix.net | 19-Aug-2010 05:21
President Paul Biya in Gabon for Golden Jubilee of Independence
Cameroon's Head of State Paul Biya accompanied by First Lady Chantal Biya are taking part in celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the independence of Gabon.
Topix.net | 18-Aug-2010 18:57
Paul Biya Feasts With Gabonese At 50th Anniversary
The Head of State was among some 15 other African peers at the 50th anniversary events of the independence of Gabon in Libreville yesterday.
AllAfrica | 18-Aug-2010 17:47
Gabonese Republic stages military parade to celebrate independence
The Gabonese Republic staged a military parade on Tuesday to celebrate its 50th anniversary of independence in its capital Libreville.
Topix.net | 18-Aug-2010 16:52
Angola: Speaker Back From Gabon
Angolan parliament speaker, Antonio Paulo Kassoma, returned today from Libreville, after representing president Jose Eduardo dos Santos at the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the independence of Gabon.
AllAfrica | 18-Aug-2010 13:12
Uganda holds 32 SWC blast suspects
Ugandan officials say 32 people have now been charged in connection with the July bomb blasts that killed 76 people.
Topix.net | 18-Aug-2010 09:36
Kim Yong Nam Greets Gabon President
Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Tuesday sent a message of greetings to Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon, on the occasion of its 50th independence day.
Topix.net | 18-Aug-2010 05:27
Parliament Speaker Arrives in Gabon
The speaker of the National Assembly, António Paulo Kassoma, is already in Libreville, Gabon, to attend, on Tuesday (August 17), the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the independence of the Central African country.
AllAfrica | 17-Aug-2010 10:09
Parliament Speaker at Gabon Independence Anniversary
The speaker of National Assembly, António Paulo Kassoma, left the Angolan capital this afternoon for Libreville, to attend Gabon's 50th anniversary of independence on Tuesday.
AllAfrica | 17-Aug-2010 09:38
Nigeria: President Jonathan Attends Gabon's 50th Independence Anniversary
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will leave Abuja for Libreville this evening, where he is expected to participate in the 50th Independence anniversary celebrations of Gabon, on the invitation of President Ali Bongo Ondimba.
AllAfrica | 16-Aug-2010 15:04
Indian, Singaporean firms to invest $4.5 billion in Gabon
Gabon, the west-central African oil producing nation has inked contracts worth $4.5 billion with two Indian companies and one Singaporean firm for developing the country's agriculture and infrastructure, the president's office said in a statement.
Topix.net | 16-Aug-2010 12:10
Gabon inks deals with India, Singapore
LIBREVILLE: Gabon signed last Saturday US$4.5 billion in contracts with Indian and Signaporean companies for infrastructure projects, the president's office said in a statement.
Topix.net | 15-Aug-2010 23:31
Emerging Donor
Gabon signed Saturday 4.5 billion dollars in contracts with Indian and Singaporean companies for infrastructure projects, the president's office said in a statement.
Topix.net | 15-Aug-2010 05:54
Diplomacy: President Paul Biya writes to Ali Bongo Odimba
President sent a message to the Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Independence to be celebrated on the17 august 2010.
Topix.net | 13-Aug-2010 20:02
Gabon: Africa/Kenya : New Constitution a Winner With Women
A day after Kenyans voted to accept a new constitution, women across the country speak about their hopes and expectations. The case of Elizabeth Chazima could stand for the story of millions of women in Kenya who have been robbed of their financial contributions to matrimonial assets. Susan Anyangu-Amu reports.
AllAfrica | 12-Aug-2010 11:45
Gabon traders await compensation
Amost a year after a rioting mob burned and ransacked shops and buildings in Gabon's oil capital, Port Gentil, traders and shopkeepers who lost their livelihoods still await compensation.
Topix.net | 10-Aug-2010 13:23
New to Nature No 17: Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus
A new African forest robin, Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus , has been discovered in the remote forests of Gabon.
Topix.net | 08-Aug-2010 03:24
Angola/Gabon: Under-20 Soccer Squad Travel to Libreville
The national under-20 soccer team left the country Thursday, here, for Libreville, to play against Gabon on Saturday, as part of the second round of African Champions qualifying round.
AllAfrica | 06-Aug-2010 15:16
China to send envoy to Congo, Gabon for independence celebrations
Chinese Minister of Education Yuan Guiren will attend celebrations commemorating the 50th independence anniversary of Congo and Gabon, as a special envoy of President Hu Jintao.
Topix.net | 05-Aug-2010 11:51
Petroenergy, JV partner to drill 2 new oil wells in Gabon
Petroenergy Resources Corp. and its oil exploration partner, Houston-based Vaalco Energy, will drill 2 new oil wells at their Etame Marin prospect in offshore Gabon in west Central Africa.
Topix.net | 04-Aug-2010 12:48
Gabon tour operator pulls plug on Africa's Eden after aviation row
Elephants stroll along the beach in the Loango National Park, regarded as one of Africa's last great coastal wildernesses As an untouched West African paradise where hippos play in the Atlantic surf and buffaloes and elephants parade on the beach, little-visited Gabon had been marked out as a rising eco-tourism star.
Topix.net | 28-Jul-2010 01:39
Gabon seeks bids for 3G telecoms license
Bharti Airtel became one of Gabon's largest mobile phone service providers in June after if bought the African assets of Kuwait's Zain in a deal worth nearly $9 billion.
Topix.net | 26-Jul-2010 18:32
Football team Beat Gabon 2-0
The angolan under-20 national football team today beat Gabon 2-0 at the Coqueiros Stadium in Luanda in the 1ts leg match of the preliminaries of access for the juniors African Cup of Nations to be played in Lybia, in 2011.
AllAfrica | 26-Jul-2010 09:01
Angola/Malawi: Malawian Referee to Officiate Match On Sunday
The Malawi referee Raphael Anthony will officiate on Sunday, in Luanda, the match between the under-20 national teams of Angola and Gabon, in the first-leg game qualifying for the African Cup of Nations, set for 2010 in Libya.
AllAfrica | 23-Jul-2010 16:50
Gabonese artists demand rights
"At our general assembly on July 14, the Union of Artists decided to file a complaint against the government of Gabon and demand in damages and interest after the prejudice caused to Gabonese artists and creators through the illicit use of their work on Gabonese territory" for more than two decades, a union statement said.
Topix.net | 21-Jul-2010 06:24
In Gabon, papyrus plants imprison communities
Villagers around Gabon's Lake Anengue are being cut off from the world by papyrus reeds that harm their jobs, hinder navigation and have already caused many people to leave.
Topix.net | 19-Jul-2010 19:10
Bongo Flava Colour ZIFF Night
HIP Hop and Bongo Flava lovers were on Monday night given a run for their money when Ambwene Yesaya proved to the people of Zanzibar and the world why he is often referred to as Tanzania's superstar.
AllAfrica | 14-Jul-2010 13:50
Quarry closed to preserve fossils
Libreville - Gabon's government shut down a rock quarry in the country's remote eastern region to protect ancient fossils scientists say could prove complex life on earth is more than two billion years old.
Topix.net | 14-Jul-2010 07:11
Gabonese president in France for July 14 celebrations
Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba left Libreville on Monday for Paris where he is expected to attend a large military parade on Wednesday at the Champs Elysees.
Topix.net | 13-Jul-2010 12:31
UN Secretary-General visits a child protection centre in Gabon
On a recent trip to Gabon, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with children living in a child-protection centre supported by UNICEF in Angondg, a neighbourhood of Libreville, the capital.
Topix.net | 13-Jul-2010 07:22
Gabon's Government to Seek Tenders for Third-Generation Phone Services
Gabon will seek tenders to provide third-generation mobile phone services in the country, Communications Minister Laure Olga Gondjout said today.
Topix.net | 10-Jul-2010 21:07
14 heads of state to attend Cup final, so far
Fourteen heads of state have confirmed that they will be attending the 2010 World Cup final, the Department of International Relations and Co-operation said on Wednesday.
Topix.net | 07-Jul-2010 19:18
Africa needs investment, Ban says
Hutus live in fear of attacks International rights groups have condemned Rwanda in recent weeks for clamping down on dissent, curbing freedoms and silencing opponents.
Topix.net | 02-Jul-2010 14:23
Genocide Fugitive Faces Extradition From Gabon
Negotiations are currently underway between the Governments of France and Gabon over a possible extradition from Libreville to Paris and later on to Kigali of a Rwandan Genocide fugitive.
AllAfrica | 02-Jul-2010 08:42
Corruption and environment top Ban's talks with Gabonese leader
Gabon's actions to fight corruption and protect the environment were the focus of discussions today between Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the leader of the African nation as he began the final leg of the United Nations chief's third official trip to the continent over the past month.
Topix.net | 02-Jul-2010 01:06
Gabon: Corruption and Environment Top Ban's Talks With Gabonese Leader
Gabon's actions to fight corruption and protect the environment were the focus of discussions today between Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the leader of the African nation as he began the final leg of the United Nations chief's third official trip to the continent over the past month.
AllAfrica | 02-Jul-2010 00:21
A firetruck for Gabon? Sure, why not? Do it
When a fire nearly destroyed a medical supply warehouse at a small African hospital where their daughter and her surgeon husband work, Dave and Diann Conquest of Pittsford felt called by God to help.
Topix.net | 01-Jul-2010 16:52
Briefly
The main union at South Africa's monopoly power supplier says it's ready to strike after rejecting the company's wage offer.
Topix.net | 01-Jul-2010 06:08
Rwandan genocide suspect faces extradition from Gabon
Negotiations are taking place with the French government over the extradition from Gabon to Kigali of a Rwandan doctor and genocide suspect, Gabonese security sources said Wednesday.
Topix.net | 30-Jun-2010 23:54