Economy - Development | Politics | Society
New AU chief takes office
afrol News, 29 April - Dr. Jean Ping has officially replaced Alpha Oumar Konaré as the Chairman of the African Union Commission, the executive arm of the continental body. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Human rights
Gabon angered by expulsion
afrol News, 5 March - Gabonese authorities have taken the expulsion of two students from France with seriousness, threatening a revenge against French citizens most of who are believed to be illegally resident in the central African country. Read more
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Politics | Society
Gabonese replaces Konaré
afrol News, 5 February - The current Foreign Affairs Minister of Gabon, Jean Ping, has been elected the head of the
African Union Commission, replacing Alpha Oumar Konaré. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Society | Human rights
Gabon scolds political NGOs
afrol News, 10 January - An interim ban has been placed on the activities of about 20 non-governmental organisations by the Gabonese government. The ban order was announced after the NGOs were accused of interfering in the country's politics. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Human rights
Harvest eyes Gabon oil
afrol News, 14 December - Harvest Natural Resources has executed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire a 50% operated interest in the Dussafu Marin Exloration Production Sharing Contract (PSC) located offshore Gabon from Sasol Petroleum West Africa Limited. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics
Devon sells its Gabon assets
afrol News, 13 November - Devon Energy Corporation has agreed to sell its oil and gas business located in Gabon offshore to Oranje-Nassau Energie B.V., a subsidiary of Oranje-Nassau Groeup B.V. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition
Gabon maintains stable economic growth
afrol News, 12 October - Gabon is on course to maintaining the economic boom it has recorded during the first half of 2007, with the real Gross Domestic Growth expected to exceed 5% mainly because of brisk activity in mining, forestry, services, and food-processing industries. Read more
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Politics | Society | Economy - Development | Human rights | Media
Gabon newspapers suspended
afrol News, 11 October - Gabon’s media regulator, Conseil National de la Communication (CNC) suspended two privately-owned newspapers, ‘La Nation’, and ‘Le Gri-Gri International‘. Read more
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Economy - Development
Gabon to repay its debt early
afrol News, 19 July - Only a few years ago, oil-rich Gabon had to ask the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for help to reform its economy, which had accumulated an unsustainable level of foreign debts. Today, a recovered Gabonese economy enabled authorities to negotiate an early repayment of its US$ 2.3 billion debt burden.
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Economy - Development | Society
Gabon President guilty of graft
afrol News, 25 June - A court in the French city of Bordeaux ordered the President of Gabon, Omar Bongo Ondiba, to compensate the son of a French citizen, René Cardona, who was jailed in Gabon in 1996. The court found Mr Bongo guilty of official corruption.
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Economy - Development
Addax gets Gabon petrol acquisition
afrol News, 10 April - An international oil and gas exploration and production company, Addax Petroleum Corporation, has agreed to acquire a 50 percent interest in the Epaemeno license in Gabon from BowLeven plc for US $18 million in exploration and development costs. The Epaemeno license area covers about 331,100 acres. Read more
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Environment - Nature | Economy - Development
Gabon gets recognition of Africa's first forest certificates
afrol News, 4 January - After a lengthy process, Gabon has achieved developing a national forest certification system that is accepted internationally. This first-ever approved African national standard provides wood buyers with proof of sustainably managed forests and should ease Gabonese efforts to get good prices for their forest products.
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Politics
Ruling party wins Gabon polls - again
afrol News, 21 December - Preliminary results today put a coalition of parties supporting President Omar Bongo far ahead in the last weekend parliamentary election. The Gabonese opposition nevertheless managed to capture many new seats in the Libreville parliament.
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Science - Education | Health | Environment - Nature
Scientists predict next Ebola outbreak
afrol News, 17 November - The next Ebola outbreak should be expected to occur "in northern Congo Brazzaville, towards Cameroon and the Central African Republic," according to African scientists that have closely studied the pattern of the deadly disease. They found that Ebola affect many Central African mammals besides humans and that the disease fluctuates with climate variables throughout the Gabon-Congo region, making predictions possible.
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» 14.09.2006 - Gabon elections foreseen for December
» 21.03.2006 - Gabon opposition leader to ask for asylum
» 27.02.2006 - Gabon, Equatorial Guinea resolving border crisis
» 02.12.2005 - Gabon police clash with protesters
» 30.11.2005 - Landslide win for Gabon's President Bongo
» 24.11.2005 - Bongo ready for new term in Gabon
» 10.11.2005 - "Gabon is stable" says tourism brochure
» 27.05.2005 - Two new World Heritage sites for Gabon?
» 30.03.2005 - Gabon's economy back in control
» 23.02.2005 - Scientists link Ebola to animal carcasses
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