Gabon - Omar Bongo
Omar BongoPresident
(pronounced "oh-MAR bone-GOO")
"I urge the people of Gabon to look towards the future with hope."
Gabon (formally known as the G...
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Area: 267,667 sq km (103,347 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 1,406,000Capital:
Libreville
Chief of state:
President
Omar Bongo
Ondimba
Head of government:
Prime Ministers
Jean-François
Ntou...
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LIBREVILLE, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Gabon has lifted a ban on 22
non-government organisations a week after it suspended them for
criticising the way in which state resources were being spent in
the oil...
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Lisbon (dpa) - Almost 80 European and African leaders gathered in
Lisbon on Saturday to open two days of talks aimed at creating a new
alliance between the continents.
...
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Lisbon (dpa) - Almost 80 European and African leaders gathered in
Lisbon on Saturday to open two days of talks aimed at creating a new
alliance between the continents.
...
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Lisbon (dpa) - European and African leaders agreed Saturday on the
importance of human rights, but seemed unable to bring their
positions on key issues closer together at th...
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DAKAR, Oct 25 (Reuters) - France is trying to shed its
reputation as "Africa's policeman" but, despite efforts to
involve European partners in peacekeeping missions, there are no
signs it will han...
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LIBREVILLE, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Along Libreville's slick
oceanfront boulevard, giant hoardings announce Gabonese
President Omar Bongo's 40th anniversary in power, but in the
capital's nearby shantie...
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Lisbon (dpa) - European and African leaders agreed on the need for
a new alliance between the continents on Saturday, but the old
divides between them seemed to dog proceedi...
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LISBON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Only a slim strip of sea
separates Europe and Africa but the world's biggest economic
bloc and its poor neighbour seem to be oceans apart over how to
improve human right...
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War-ravaged Sierra Leone's peaceful transfer of power through the ballot box bodes well for a continent that has struggled against repression and conflict for half a century.But violence often simm...
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Gabon - Omar Bongo
Gabon
