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Gabonese Women Group Hope To Penetrate U.S. Market
Added 415 Views / 0 LikesThe 14th AGOA Forum started today in Gabon's capital, amid expectations that the trade deal's extension will deliver more benefits to sub-Saharan economies over the next 10 years.
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Gabon's Agriculture Sector In Focus, As Oil Prices Slide
Added 506 Views / 0 LikesGabon, like many other oil producing countries is hurting from the low international price of crude oil. More than ever before, the government is turning attention to agriculture, not just to feed its citizens but also to increase employment. However, yea
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Gabon Invests In Satellites To Save Rainforest
Added 368 Views / 0 LikesGabon is home to some of Africa's most bio-diverse rainforests. Around 80 percent of the country is forested with an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 species of plants. It is one of the few places on Earth where primary tropical rainforest extends all the way to
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Former AUC Chairman Jean Ping To Run For President In Gabon
Added 380 Views / 0 LikesFormer African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping says he will run for presidency in Gabon, this year. Ping a leading critic of current Gabonese President Ali Bongo, hopes to break the ruling party's near 50-year grip on power. Bongo, the son of long-tim
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Poachers Turn To Gabon As Last Refuge Of Forest Elephants
Added 371 Views / 0 LikesNational parks in Gabon are facing immense challenges, when it comes to catching and prosecuting poachers. The West African country, which is home to one of Africa's largest elephant population, has deployed eco-guards in an effort to combat elephant poac
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Gabon's Port Gentil Hit By Oil Price Drop Ahead Of Elections
Added 433 Views / 0 LikesGabon residents are going to the polls on Saturday for a presidential election. A last-minute opposition pact has robbed incumbent Ali Bongo of a clear shot at a second term. The 57-year-old is facing credible challenge from former African Union Commissio
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Gabon Remains Divided Ahead Of Ali Bongo's Inauguration
Added 416 Views / 0 LikesGabonese President Ali Bongo is due to be sworn in for a second term in office, just days after the Constitutional Court validated his election victory. Violence broke out across Gabon last month when the electoral body announced that Bongo had won the vo
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Gabon’s New PM Says Inclusive Cabinet Will Be Named On Sunday
Added 398 Views / 0 LikesThe political tug-of-war between Gabon’s President Ali Bongo and opposition leader Jean Ping continues. Bongo and his newly appointed prime minister are proposing an open and inclusive government. But Ping insists that he won't recognise Bongo as presiden
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AFCON 2017: Four Teams Left Standing In The Competition
Added 439 Views / 0 LikesFour teams are still standing in the tournament. And they have a day to rest before Wednesday's semi-finals. Burkina Faso will play the first match against seven-time champions Egypt, before Cameroon's Indomitable Lions take on Ghana's Black Stars on Thur
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Protests Erupt In Gabon Over Absentee President
Added 107 Views / 0 LikesLet's go to Gabon now, where scores of Gabonese protested in Libreville against the modification of the constitution to cater for the incumbent president's absence. President Ali Bongo has been hospitalized in Ryad since the 24th of October when he fell i
