French defence to counter terror Jun 18, 2008
More than 9,000 French troops are based in Africa, including in Djibouti, Dakar in Senegal and Libreville in Gabon. The new military strategy will be discussed in parliament later this month. (BBC News -- Europe)
African minnows wreak havoc in qualifiers Jun 16, 2008
Nations Cup holders Egypt conceded a goal three minutes into stoppage time to lose 1-0 against resurgent Malawi in Blantyre, Ghana were beaten 2-0 by Gabon in Libreville and Morocco slumped 3-1 to Rwanda in Kigali. Angola, Cameroon and Mali also surrendered 100% records in the third round of matches, leaving Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Rwanda and Swaziland the only countries with maximum points. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Ghana/Gabon: Black Stars Crash to Gabon Jun 15, 2008
Ghana were pegged back by an impressive Gabon side in the joint 2010 African and World Cup qualifiers with the Azingo National Stadium running away 2-0 winners in Libreville. A goal in each half by Eric Mouloungui and Stephane Nguema gave Gabon a well deserved win and left interim Ghana coach Sellas Tetteh facing many questions that the side will be required to answer when they host the Gabonese next Sunday in Accra. (allAfrica.com)
Black Stars downed in Gabon Jun 15, 2008
Ghana's perfect start to their bid for place at the World Cup in 2010 came to an end in Libreville on Saturday when Gabon chalked a rare 2-0 win over their counterparts. Roguy Mere opened the scoring in the 42nd minute, latching on to a pass from Eric Mouloungi. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Tunisia in shock loss as African qualifiers begin Jun 3, 2008
Lesotho failed to arrive for their match against Gabon in Libreville because of flight problems while the match between neighbours Sudan and Chad was postponed by FIFA because of the border tension between the two countries. The African qualifiers continue over the next three weekends with the 12 group winners and eight best placed runners-up advancing to the second group phase, which starts in November. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
2010 World Cup Qualifying May 29, 2008
At Libreville, Gabon ... At Libreville, Gabon. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Press Release: Statement of an IMF Staff Mission at the Conclusion of a Visit to Gabon Apr 10, 2008
A staff mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headed by Mr. Cyrille Brian;on visited Libreville from March 26-April 8, 2008 to conduct policy discussions and examine developments in Gabon's reform program supported by a three-year Stand-By Arrangement with the IMF.. Mr. Brian;on issued the following statement at the end of the mission. (IMF News)
* Ritual killings increasing in lead-up to Gabon polls Mar 29, 2008
AFP, LIBREVILLE Saturday, Mar 29, 2008, Page 6. Pre-election ritual killings in Gabon are on the rise, carried out by secret networks scavenging for blood or body parts in pursuit of boundless health, wealth, success and power, residents say. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
After Castro, African Is Longest-Ruling Mar 23, 2008
LIBREVILLE, Gabon, Mar ... Instead, he "attacks his opponents by bringing them into his fold, offering them top posts, giving them a piece of the pie," said Moussirou Mouyama, a linguistics professor at Libreville's Omar Bongo University ... Instead, basics such as tomatoes are imported from France, the former colonial master, and neighboring Cameroon, pushing prices so high that Libreville, the capital, is the world's eighth most expensive city, according to Employment Conditions Abroad... (CBS News -- World)
Cosmopolitan Africa| Mar 7, 2008
Libreville, Gabon Hoist a glass of French champagne and toast this city that resembles Miami Beach more than a major African capital ... Just to prove the point, prices are big-time cosmopolitan as well: Libreville is one of the worlds most expensive cities. (iAfrica.com)
France 'to change African links' Feb 29, 2008
Largest military base: Djibouti Other main bases: Dakar (Senegal); Libreville (Gabon) 1,200 troops in Chad, including in the capital, N'Djamena, to protect French nationals 300 troops in Bangui (CAR) Approx 3,000 troops in Ivory Coast under a UN mandate Source: Council on Foreign Relations. France's defence changes would mark a "major turning point", he said, although he was not proposing to scrap all existing agreements, but he wanted to adapt them to the realities of the present. (BBC News -- Europe)
FC 105 thumps Hearts of Oak 3-0 in African Champions League playoffsLibreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese Football Club 105 thrashed Ghana'sHearts of Oak 3-0 in an African Champions League qualifying match here onSunday. 18/02/2008 Full Text... Feb 18, 2008
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese Football Club 105 thrashed Ghana's Hearts of Oak 3-0 in an African Champions League qualifying match here on Sunday ... Libreville - 18/02/2008. (Panapress.com)
Gabon player dies during league match Feb 13, 2008
LIBREVILLE: Gabon international Guy Tchingoma collapsed and died on the field during a premier division match in Libreville on Saturday, the Gabonews agency reported. The 21-year-old midfielder Tchingoma collapsed after contact with an opposing player late in the match between his club FC105 Libreville and US Mbiliandzami at the Mondedang de Sibang stadium in the capital. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Tales of woeTrafficked children abused after promises of education Feb 5, 2008
Both Rebecca and Solomon escaped by running to the Nigerian embassy in Libreville. They were rescued four years ago by Wotclef, the Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation, and they have lived in the Abuja shelter since. (BBC News)
Rebel army swarms Chad's capital Feb 4, 2008
The French military evacuated more than 500 foreigners from the capital, Ndjamena, flying them to Libreville, Gabon. About 1,000 foreigners remained in Ndjamena, several hundred of them at five French military camps and the rest at their homes, according to French officials. (International Herald Tribune)
Chad quashes 'Sudanese' rebellion Feb 4, 2008
The French army said it had flown 580 foreigners out of Ndjamena to the Gabon capital Libreville, leaving about 320 to be taken out late on Sunday and on Monday from an air base next to the main airport. A first batch of 202 evacuees arrived late on Sunday in France, where President Nicolas Sarkozy repeated his strong condemnation of the rebel assault. (iAfrica.com)
Chad rebels 'to resume offensive' Feb 3, 2008
Early on Sunday the first 74 foreigners evacuated from Chad, most of them French, arrived in the Gabon capital of Libreville. French soldiers had been guarding the group in N'Djamena since Friday. (BBC News)
Foreigners flee as Chad capital falls Feb 3, 2008
They arrived early on Sunday in the Gabon capital Libreville, saying they were exhausted but happy to flee the encroaching fighting ... The first foreigners evacuated flew to Libreville, the capital of Gabon ... Welcomed by French Ambassador to Gabon Jean-Marc Simon and General Claude Reglat, commander of the 800 French soldiers at a base in Libreville, the evacuees were taken to Camp de Gaulle near the airport before continuing to Paris on a chartered Boeing 777. (iAfrica.com)
France sends precautionary troops to Chad Feb 2, 2008
Another French unit stationed in the Gabon capital, Libreville, was on alert and could be moved to Chad if the situation there further deteriorates, he added. The move comes a day after France raised the alert level for its military forces in Chad after intelligence reports noted rebels moving toward the African country's capital. (MSNBC -- International)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Politics and graft undermine African health care Jan 2, 2008
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - The crowd of African women are tired and angry after hours waiting in the hot sun, but the officials will not vaccinate their children until the president inaugurates the campaign on state television ... They say plush hospitals, like the state-of-the-art new military clinic in Libreville where Bongo has a private suite, are no substitute for local healthcare ... In Libreville, a flood of migrants from the countryside and neighboring countries live in the ramshackle slums... (Scientific American)
Complacency could jeopardize Africa health gains-UN Dec 8, 2007
LIBREVILLE, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Progress by African countries in reducing child deaths from infectious diseases such as measles could be lost unless governments improve routine immunisation, a U.N. official said on Friday. Vaccination campaigns funded by foreign donors have helped reduce deaths from measles in Africa by 91 percent since 2000 to 36,000 last year, according to U.N. figures. (AlertNet)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Bongo's Landslide Victory Dec 4, 2007
Some 40 percent of Gabonese are unemployed and between 60 and 70 percent of the population live below the poverty line, according to Fidele Pierre Nze-Guema a sociology professor at the main university in the capital Libreville ... On the streets of Libreville, Sylvianne Aleka, a 30 year old mother, was despondent. (allAfrica.com)
Gabon: Uncertainty Looms as Bongo Marks 40 Years of Power Dec 4, 2007
Behind a Chinese-built, state-of-the-art, national assembly complex in the capital, Libreville, stands a lineup of precarious habitations, most lacking running water. Poor infrastructure, particularly roads, has for many years confined remote rural areas to subsistence farming, because it takes too long for agricultural products to reach urban centers. (allAfrica.com)
Tokyo Slips From Top 10 Most Expensive Cities on Weak Yen, Low Inflation Nov 26, 2007
5 Seoul Korea Republic 8 Libreville Gabon 9 Geneva Switzerland 11 London U.K. 17 Harare, Zimbabwe, was the world's most expensive city in 2006. To contact the reporter on this story: Stuart Biggs in Tokyo at. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Gabon: Central Africa's 'Most Beautiful Waterfall' Under Threat Nov 2, 2007
Nadine StellaLibreville ... While an official decision on the hydro-electric site is still pending, Brainforest -- a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in the Gabonese capital, Libreville -- claims in the Sep. (allAfrica.com)
Press Release: Statement of the IMF Mission in Gabon Oct 13, 2007
A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. Cyrille Brian;on visited Libreville from September 27th until October 9th to discuss the first review of the three-year Stand-By Arrangement supported by the IMF, and issued the following statement. "Over the last two weeks, the IMF mission held constructive discussions with Mr. Paul Toungui, State Minister, in charge of Economy, Finance, Budget and Privatization, Mr. Casimir Oye Mba, State Minister in charge of Planning, and... (IMF News)
Gabon's Greens Fret Over China Iron Ore Project Oct 13, 2007
LIBREVILLE - Environmental groups in Gabon demanded on Thursday the government reveal the terms of a US$3 billion iron ore mining deal with China, saying they feared the huge project could damage an area of virgin forest. The project, awarded to state-owned China National Machinery ment Import t Corp., is for the construction of an big iron ore mine in the Belinga mountains of Gabon's remote northeast Ogooue-Ivindo province. (Planet Ark, United States)
Lonrho joins air war with plans to enlarge network Sep 21, 2007
SAA launched a new route - to Libreville, the capital of oil-rich Gabon - yesterday and is beefing up its other African routes. It carried 1 million passengers throughout the continent in the past financial year, a rise of 7 percent on the previous year. (Business Report, South Africa)
Namibia snatch victory Sep 9, 2007
Ivory Coast confirmed their entry into the 16 nation tournament scheduled for Ghana between 20 January and 10 February after forcing a 0-0 draw with Gabon in Libreville. The Ivorian Elephants, runners-up to hosts Egypt in the 2006 edition of the biennial competition, topped Group 1 with 10 points while Gabon collected seven and Madagascar ended pointless. (iAfrica.com)
Redline's RedMAX product chosen for first WiMAX network in Gabon Sep 6, 2007
- Radiall Systems to install RedMAX for IBN Corporate in Libreville - TORONTO, Sept. 6 /CNW/ - Redline Communications Inc. ("Redline"), (AIM: REDL) a leading provider of standards-based WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products, and Radiall Systems, a French systems integrator, today announced IBN Corporate chose Redline's RedMAX products for the first WiMAX network in Gabon. IBN Corporate launched its WiMax services to businesses and residents in Libreville, Gabon on the 27th April,... (Canada Newswire)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
Kufuor show solidarity with Gabon Aug 18, 2007
Libreville (Gabon), Aug. 17, GNA- A massive parade of security agencies and civil society, was on Friday held in the Gabonese capital, Libreville, to celebrate 47 years of the country's political independence. Also on display were long columns of tactical military vehicles and equipment acquired for the army and gendarmerie. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
President Kufuor arrives in Gabon Aug 17, 2007
From Congo Libreville (Gabon), Aug. 16, GNA - President John Agyekum Kufuor on Thursday arrived in the Gabonese Capital, Libreville, to a rousing welcome for an official engagement ... A big crowd that had lined up the route from the Libreville International Airport to the Presidential Palace, among them a sizeable number of Ghanaians resident in the country, cheered, sang and danced enthusiastically, as his convoy passed. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The Black Gold (Oil) Discovery in Ghana: It's Promise and It's Perils (Part II) Aug 3, 2007
At a supermarket in downtown Libreville, a box of eggs from France cost $15, a small bunch of carrots for $10 , a bottle of French wine (Chateau Ausone 1999) cost $350. Libreville has consistently rank among the top 10 most expensive cities in the world for the past 20 years ... Reports from Libreville says the poor scavenge on refuse dumps that the huge supermarkets that serve the privileged few dump expired products. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Egypt supports Gabon's fight against viral diseaseLibreville, Gabon (PANA) - Egypt has donated medicines to Gabon tohelp the country in the fight against Chikungunya, an infectioustropical disease transmitted by mosquitoes, according to the Egyptianambassador to Gabon, Amhed Taha. 23/07/2007 Full Text... Jul 23, 2007
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Egypt has donated medicines to Gabon to help the country in the fight against Chikungunya, an infectious tropical disease transmitted by mosquitoes, according to the Egyptian ambassador to Gabon, Amhed Taha. Taha said Monday in Libreville that the donation included 479 parcels comprising mainly paracetamol, sodium chloride vitamins and Ringer solution ... Last May, nearly 7,800 people contracted the Chikungunya virus in Libreville and its immediate suburb. (Panapress.com)
Francophonie Parliamentary Assembly held Jul 6, 2007
LIBREVILLE, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Gabonese President Omar Bongo Ondimba here Thursday presided over the opening session of the 33rd Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF), which is being attended by about 250 parliamentarians drawn from 40 countries ... The Libreville meeting is coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the APF, which was founded in 1967, as the International Association of French-speaking Parliamentarians (AIPLF). (Xinhuanet, China)
Gabon: Editorial Critical of President Lands Publisher in Prison [press release] Jul 4, 2007
An editorial critical of Gabonese President Omar Bongo, Africa s longest-serving head of state, has led authorities in the capital, Libreville, to arrest a publisher and suspend his newspaper, according to news reports and local journalists. Guy-Christian Mavioga, director of the private periodical L Espoir, has been in police custody since Thursday on accusations of offending the head of state in connection with a June 14 editorial headlined The last days of Bongo, local journalists told CPJ.. (allAfrica.com)
* Timetable set for Chinese iron ore project in Gabon Jun 18, 2007
TEETHING PROBLEMS: Infrastructure work was expected to begin last year but has been put off several times, testing the patience of the Gabonese AFP, LIBREVILLE Monday, Jun 18, 2007, Page 10 ... Following a visit by three top Gabonese officials to Beijing, the Libreville government last week unveiled a long-awaited timetable for essential infrastructure work as well as a list of Chinese companies that will do the job ... Iron ore was discovered in 1955 at Belinga, which lies in remote forest... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Gabon reports outbreak of Chikungunya virus May 14, 2007
LIBREVILLE, May 13 (Reuters) - An outbreak of the mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus has hit the central African country of Gabon, and 5,000 suspected cases had been reported so far, the government said on Sunday. The illness had been detected over the last month in patients in the capital Libreville and the southern suburb of Owendo on the Gabon Estuary, Minister of State for Health Paulette Missambo said in a statement published by state media ... Gabon's capital Libreville and other cities grew... (AlertNet)
Parties continue search for missing Kenyan planeNairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A team of international search and rescue expertscomprising an elite squad of the French army and American satellitetrackers have narrowed the hunt for the missing Kenya Airways (KQ) flight507 to Lolodorf forest, some 145 kilometres east of Douala, Cameroon,according to officials Sunday. 06/05/2007 Full Text... May 7, 2007
The two specialised aircrafts were called in from Libreville. The airline chief said the search for the missing plane would continue until it is "absolutely hopeless to continue.". (Panapress.com)
Cerebral malaria: Approaching a diagnostic test May 4, 2007
Pied, a scientist at CNRS, leads the malaria immunophysiology group* at the Pasteur Institute, which collaborated on the study with Maryvonne Kombila of the Science and Health University of Libreville, the Libreville Hospital Center, and with the Owendo Pediatric Hospital (Gabon) ... Department of Tropical Parasitology-Mycology-Medecine, Department of Medicine, Science and Health University, Libreville, Gabon ... Owendo Pediatric Hospital, Libreville, Gabon. (EurekAlert!)
Gabon, West-Africa Apr 30, 2007
Because of this, Libreville and Port Gentil are among the world s most expensive cities, ahead of New York, Paris, and London. Libreville, Capital of Gabon ... Libreville, the largest city and the Capital of Gabon began as a settlement for freed slaves on the site of a naval fortress. (Suite101.com)
CEMAC passport to be in use by JulyLibreville, Gabon (PANA) The heads of state and government from theCentral African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) meeting inN'djamena, Chad, Thursday have agreed to bring into use by July a singlepassport for all the member countries of the organisation, officialsources in Libreville revealed Friday. 28/04/2007 Full Text... Apr 29, 2007
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) The heads of state and government from the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) meeting in N'djamena, Chad, Thursday have agreed to bring into use by July a single passport for all the member countries of the organisation, official sources in Libreville revealed Friday ... Libreville - 28/04/2007. (Panapress.com)
ADRA Sao Tome and Principe Marks Completion of Anti-Malaria Campaign Mar 22, 2007
The U.S. Department of State, through its embassy in Libreville, Gabon, assisted with funding for the two-year project. "In the fight against malaria, ITNs have been clearly shown to reduce the rate of mortality and morbidity caused by the spread of malaria within a region," said Emanuel Costa, country director for the Sao Tome and Principe office. (AlertNet)
Press Release: Statement by the IMF Mission Chief for Gabon Mar 14, 2007
The following statement was issued today in Libreville by Roger Nord, the IMF mission chief for Gabon. "Over the past two weeks, an IMF team visited Libreville for discussions on policies and structural reforms that could underpin the government's far-reaching economic program. Understandings were reached, in principle, on a program that could be supported by the IMF through a three year Stand-By Arrangement. During its stay, the mission held constructive discussions with Prime Minister Jean... (IMF News)
FEATURE - Pygmies Pin Hopes on Resource-Hungry China Feb 27, 2007
But they pulled out because they were unwilling to bear the cost of building the accompanying infrastructure in such a remote, undeveloped location more than 500 km (300 miles) east of Gabon's capital, Libreville. The Chinese consortium picked for Belinga includes state-owned Export-Import Bank of China, which like its U.S. European and Japanese counterparts, helps finance its country's firms overseas. (Planet Ark, United States)
African Stock Exchanges Feb 11, 2007
All in all, ASEA is made up of 19 members in 18 countries with her newest (2005) member being the Bourse des Valeur Mobiliers de LAfrique Centrale (BVMAC) based in Libreville, Gabon. The Libreville stock exchange represents the six countries that make up a mini regional political body known as CEMAC. (Ocnus.net)
EU plans job centres in Africa to try to stem flow of illegal migrants Feb 9, 2007
Prem T Vazirani, Libreville, Gabon. Mr Protasiewicz seems to forget that Poland is at the moment suffering from a shortage on the labour market since most of our low skilled workers emigrated to the UK or Ireland. (BBC News -- Africa)
Les avantages du partenariat : Allocution pour l'inauguration de l'AFRITAC Centre Allocution de Rodrigo de Rato, Directeur gnral du Fonds montaire international, lors de l'inauguration de l'AFRITAC Centre Jan 31, 2007
Allocution de Rodrigo de Rato, Directeur g;n;ral du Fonds mon;taire international, lors de l'inauguration de l'AFRITAC Centre Libreville, Gabon 9 janvier 2007. Texte pr;par; pour l'intervention. (IMF News)
Transcript of Press Conference by IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato Jan 17, 2007
Finally but not less important, we will continue to make efforts on technical assistance and capacity-building to give countries a better footing in their institutions, and in that respect let me just mention that I was in Africa to participate in the launching of our Third Technical Assistance Center for Central Africa in Libreville. We just came out of a pretty busy year, but we are going to have a very busy 2007, and I believe that that is what the Institution should do be able to respond to... (IMF News)
The Benefits of Partnership: Keynote Speech for the Inauguration of the Central AFRITAC Speech by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, at the Inauguration of the Central AFRITAC Jan 13, 2007
Speech by Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, at the Inauguration of the Central AFRITAC Libreville, Gabon January 9, 2007. As Prepared for Delivery. (IMF News)
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement at the Conclusion of his Visit to Gabon Jan 12, 2007
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Mr. Rodrigo de Rato, made the following statement today in Libreville. "I am delighted with my visit to Gabon. Although very brief, the visit has given me the chance to have very productive and fruitful discussions with President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba and senior members of the government. I am also honored to be here in Libreville to inaugurate the launch of the Central African Regional Technical Assistance Center. This occasion has... (IMF News)
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato to Visit Gabon and Cameroon Jan 5, 2007
Mr. Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will travel to Libreville, Gabon on January 9 and Yaound;, Cameroon on January 10 ... A new IMF Africa Regional Technical Assistance Center (AFRITAC) will open in Libreville on January 9. (IMF News)
