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Gabon president in first Paris trip since poll win

Now that judges have refused to pursue the complaint, observers say, Bongo junior is ready to resume business as usual with his French allies and is due in Paris for a three-day visit and talks with President Nicolas Sarkozy.

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The country to play CAN

Togo got its ticket for the Africa Cup of Nations Angola 2010 Saturday in Lome after beating Gabon 1-0. Floyd Ayite scored the only goal at the 72nd minute. Togo will play the CAN for the 7th time since 1972. (AllAfrica)


Togo, Gabon Qualify for African Cup of Nations

This match was yet another of this weekend's decisive encounters which would be linked with either Gabon or Cameroon booking their tickets for South Africa. (AllAfrica)


Gabonese Government Suspends Multiple Publications

Gabon's National Communications Council has suspended at least six publications for what it says are ethical violations of journalism.

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Gabon suspends six newspapers

Six independent newspapers have been suspended in Gabon for "violations of the principles of professional conduct and ethics" and two other titles were "warned to respect the regulations." Among their "violations" was to criticise the contested September election of Ali Bongo Ondimba as president of the oil-rich equatorial African nation.

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Togo vows to beat Gabon

Togolese politicians and sports authorities have asked all compatriots to mobilise around the Togo national football team, the Sparrow hawks, to beat Gabon this weekend and win a place for the next African Cup of Nations plan ned in 2010 in Angola.â-¨â-¨ (AllAfrica)


CPJ Condemns Suspension of Six Newspapers in Country

The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the suspension of six private newspapers by the government-controlled media-monitoring body, the National Communications Council, in Gabon. The council announced the suspensions, which range from one to three months, on Tuesday evening on state-run TV. The papers have been suspended for “violating the ethics of journalism” and “inciting ethnic divisions” according to local reports. (AllAfrica)


Six newspapers have been condemned in the country (CPJ protests)

The Committee to Protect Journalists based in New York (USA) condemns the suspension of six private newspapers by the government-controlled media-monitoring body, the National Communications Council, in Gabon. The council announced the suspensions, which range from one to three months, on Tuesday evening on state-run TV. The papers have been suspended for "violating the ethics of journalism" and "inciting ethnic divisions" according to local reports. (AllAfrica)


Employment and Environmental Protection Go Hand in Hand

A few years on, residents in disadvantaged areas of Libreville no longer look twice at the men and women wearing overalls, boots and protective masks as they push their wheelbarrows full of bin bags through the streets of the capital. (AllAfrica)


Gabon: Employment and Environmental Protection Go Hand in Hand

A few years on, residents in disadvantaged areas of Libreville no longer look twice at the men and women wearing overalls, boots and protective masks as they push their wheelbarrows full of bin bags through the streets of the capital.

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Gabon papers suspended for 'lack of ethics'

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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Presidential Aide Quits in Financial Scandal

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. (AllAfrica)


Gabon aide quits amid corruption scandal

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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M. Oyiba, current director of cabinet of President Ali Bongo Ondimba resigned

The Director of Cabinet of President Ali Bongo, Jean Pierre Oyiba, resigned on Sunday following a statement he made late Sunday evening at the first national television (RTG1). Mr. Oyiba was the Deputy General manager of OPRAG (Office des Ports et Rades du Gabon) when the current Governor of the BEAC (Banque des Etats de l'Afrique centrale), Philibert Andzembe, was the General manager of this company. (AllAfrica)


Counterblasts

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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Togo to play decisive match against Gabon Nov 14

The Sparrow hawks of Togo are to meet Gabon's national football team on November 14th in Lome for a decisive match which might open them the doors for the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN-2010) due to take place in Angola. (AllAfrica)


Cuban crewmen stuck in Africa after ship begins to list

Sixteen Cuban crewmen were stranded Thursday in a backwater African port, with little cash and owed up to 11 months of salary, after their cargo ship began listing with a possibly illegal lumber cargo aboard.

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Gabon to ban gas flaring, unprocessed log exports

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

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Africa, China in win-win cooperation: Gabonese speaker

"The Sino-African cooperation is a win-win situation. Each party benefits from the cooperation.

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Bongo Love for Tigashire Concert

AFTER successful whirlwind tours of the United Sates, three local music outfits Bongo Love, Mbira Dzemuninga and Matemai will perform in Harare tomorrow at the Tigashire Welcome Concert  at Taste of Africa Restaurant. (AllAfrica)


UN Anti-Corruption Meeting Develops Worrisome Trend: Algerian NGO Blocked and a Gabonese Activist Faces Difficulties

The Algerian government is blocking attendance of an Algerian NGO from an upcoming UN anti-corruption summit. This is a deeply worrying development, according to the UNCAC Coalition, a group of over 200 organisations seeking implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). (AllAfrica)


Country profile: Equatorial Guinea

Since independence in 1968, Equatorial Guinea has been ruled by two men - from the same family - who have been described by a variety of human rights organisations as among the worst abusers of human rights in Africa.

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Continent Can Help Mitigate Climate Change

On the eve of the climate change summit in Copenhagen this December, momentum for action still falls far short of that needed to avert catastrophe. Africa will suffer consequences out of all proportion to its contribution to global warming, which is primarily caused by greenhouse gas emissions from wealthy countries. (AllAfrica)


The missionary in the city

On Saturday mornings, Erick Miguel Poaty hoists a cardboard box on his shoulders and knocks on doors in two of the city's poorest apartment complexes.

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PM of Bongo District Assembly to Contest NPP UE Regional Secretary Slot

The Presiding Member (PM) of the Bongo District Assembly in the Upper East Region, Mr. Emmanuel Nsor-Atindana, has declared his intention to contest the Regional Secretary slot of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the party's congress in December. (AllAfrica)


Bongo Assembly Wants Its Community Members to Participate in Budget Formulation

Community members have been called upon to contribute to the budgeting process instead of leaving it to the Assembly members alone. (AllAfrica)


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 four weeks, a Gabonese bi-monthly reported on Friday.

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French Court Blocks Probe of Three Presidents

A French Appeal Court in Paris yesterday rejected the demand of the Transparency International (TI) organization for leave to open a probe in France into the estates of three African heads of state. (AllAfrica)


Gabon cuts public sector pay

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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France halts African leaders case

A French appeals court has halted a lawsuit against three African leaders accused of embezzlement.

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