[Office of the President of Gabon] London, 17th of May 2012 - President Ali Bongo Ondimba and Prime Minister David Cameron to strengthening UK-Gabon relations allafrica.com | 5/17/12 9:27 PM

[Office of the President of Gabon] London, 17th of May 2012 - The President of the Gabonese Republic, Ali Bongo Ondimba delivered a speech entitled 'Investing for the Future' at the world-renowned foreign policy think tank, Chatham House. Over the course of an hour, he presented his vision for economic development for Gabon to an audience of researchers and business leaders. allafrica.com | 5/17/12 8:32 PM

[Office of the President of Gabon] London, 16th of March 2012 - The President of the Gabonese Republic, Ali Bongo Ondimba, will visit the United Kingdom from May 17 to 19. allafrica.com | 5/17/12 2:40 PM

Byukusenge was quoted by AFP recently saying, "I am cycling to make my future, to prepare, to fix my problem in my home, to make my house, for my life.

www.topix.net | 5/16/12 9:09 AM

We expect oil volumes to fall from 241,000b/d in 2012 to 234,000b/d by 2016. The government does appear to be making efforts to improve the country's upstream environment by establishing more flexible licensing terms and a favourable tax code.

www.topix.net | 5/15/12 3:21 PM

[TradeInvest] TradeInvestAfrica is proud to be associated with the 5th West & Central Africa Mining Summit 2012 through a media partnership with Singapore-based conference organiser, Magenta Global. allafrica.com | 5/15/12 11:43 AM

JOHANNESBURG 15 May 2012 (IRIN) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched its first Africa Human Development Report today, stressing food security as a means to a better quality of life for all. www.irinnews.org | 5/15/12 12:00 AM

[Office of the President of Gabon] Libreville - The 18th Conference of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, held in Addis Ababa on 30 and 31 January 2012, did not lead to the appointment of a Commission Chairperson. allafrica.com | 5/14/12 2:54 PM

President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday blamed African leaders for underdevelopment of the continent through disregard of laws of their countries and in the end engenders conflict which breeds poverty.

www.topix.net | 5/11/12 10:01 AM

[WEF] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10 May 2012 - Four African leaders at the World Economic Forum meeting on Africa agreed that honesty, vision, clear priorities, responsibility, accountability and perseverance are characteristics needed for leadership today and will be required to lead Africa's transformation from growth into shared opportunities over the next 20 years. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia; Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon; Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of Nigeria; and Nahas Gideon Angula, Prime Minister of Namibia, spoke allafrica.com | 5/10/12 5:45 PM

[The Star] Gabonese match officials will take charge of the Harambee Stars versus Malawi Fifa 2014 World Cup qualifying, match next month. Castane Otogo will abe the centre referee, Theophile Vinga will be the first assistant while Sylvian Moula will be the second Assistant. Roponat Mbourou has been appointed as reserve referee. allafrica.com | 5/9/12 3:24 PM

[Capital FM] Nairobi - Gabonese officials have been designated by world body Fifa to take charge of the 2014 Brazil World Cup qualifier between Harambee Stars and the Malawi Flames set for June 2 in Nairobi. allafrica.com | 5/8/12 1:16 PM

[This Day] The Futsal National Team has qualified for the final round of African qualifiers for this year's 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, following the withdrawal of Gabon from the second round fixture, which first leg would have come up in Lagos on Sunday. allafrica.com | 5/7/12 6:54 AM

[This Day] Head Coach of the Futsal National Team, Oladunni Oyekale has picked his final list of 12 players for Sunday's FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifier against Gabon in Lagos. allafrica.com | 5/4/12 4:55 AM

The Gabonese Football Federation confirmed that Portuguese Paulo Duarte will replace Gernot Rohr as head coach of Gabon. story.venezuelastar.com | 4/29/12 8:30 AM

Paulo Duarte has been appointed coach of Gabon on a two-year contract. www.bbc.co.uk | 4/28/12 3:13 PM

COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: So Tom and Prncipe is a developing nation, comprised of the islands of So Tom and Prncipe, located off the western coast of central Africa.

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[CAF] A country known for producing stellar football players without ever really achieving team laurels, Gabon's international reputation is on the climb. allafrica.com | 4/27/12 10:57 AM

[CAF] A country known for producing stellar football players without ever really achieving team laurels, Gabon's international reputation is on the climb. allafrica.com | 4/27/12 8:04 AM

[Daily Trust] Twenty-six players have been invited for screening ahead of the FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying match against Gabon. allafrica.com | 4/27/12 4:15 AM

[Daily Trust] Senegal and Gabon will have to fight their ways into the second round of the football game at the London Olympics as both teams were drawn into very difficult groups. allafrica.com | 4/26/12 9:58 AM

A scientist at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital's medical research unit said Wednesday that trials of a new antimalarial drug were encouraging and paved the way for licensing.

www.topix.net | 4/25/12 8:44 PM

Energy and Environment adviser Gin Park says, when complete, new Port-Gentil oil refinery will produce about 50,000 barrels per day President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba speaks in the U.N. General Assembly during high-level meetings on HIV/AIDS on Wednesday, June 8, 2011.

www.topix.net | 4/25/12 7:24 AM

[Daily Trust] At least four coaches of the Super Eagles are assigned weekly to league venues to help discover stars who could feature for the national team. allafrica.com | 4/23/12 12:59 PM

LIBREVILLE, : The largest platform representing Muslim countries has agreed to launch an aggressive media campaign with the purpose of raising awareness of anti-Muslim hate movements in the world, while keeping tabs on the problems that are being faced by Muslim citizens in Western and Asian countries.

www.topix.net | 4/23/12 7:14 AM

Gabonese group Poetes Fysiks say they sing in exile because there's no freedom of expression in their home country The title of Gabonese hip-hop duo Poetes Fysik's first album can be translated as "A life, a pain, a victory." Lead artist Moussavou Nze, known as Ngongull ze Blackman, says that title and many of the songs on the album reflect the ... (more)

www.topix.net | 4/23/12 2:10 AM

WAM Libreville, 20th April 2012 -- The Ninth Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers called on Member States of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to provide space in their media to highlight the continued aggression by Israel, the occupying power, on the City of Al Quds and its sanctuaries, including practices aimed at ... (more)

www.topix.net | 4/20/12 7:05 PM

While French authorities are deciding whether to issue an international warrant for the arrest of Equatorial A Guinea's agriculture minister, Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue, he is visiting Swaziland, where he is said to be dating King Mswati's daughter and was expected to attend the A monarch's 44th birthday party.

www.topix.net | 4/20/12 5:47 AM

By Michael Schmidt It is not only African presidents who are corrupted by European aid-with-strings-attached. Evidence abounds showing a secret and extensive "suitcase" system in which millions of dollars are sent by African dictators to corrupt the European political process.

www.topix.net | 4/20/12 1:37 AM

[This Day] There are strong indications that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), national team handlers and players are working on the possibility of playing the friendly game against Gabon before the team travels to Lima, Peru for another international friendly against the Peruvian national side. allafrica.com | 4/19/12 10:52 AM

Hydrex diver-technicians carried out three separate repairs on a 118-meter general cargo vessel while the ship was at anchorage off the coast of Port Gentil, Gabon.

www.topix.net | 4/17/12 10:12 PM

[Daily Trust] Next month's friendly between Nigeria and Gabon is likely to be moved as it is too close to a busy month of qualifiers, officials said. allafrica.com | 4/17/12 6:28 AM

The "Green Campus Environmental Seminar With the President of Gabon" was held last Monday at Olympia Hall in Seoul Olypic Parktel.

www.topix.net | 4/16/12 8:51 AM

Rezidor opened four new hotels with close to 1,000 rooms, and contracted six new hotels with over 1,400 rooms, in the first quarter of 2012.

www.topix.net | 4/11/12 1:08 PM

[Office of the President of Gabon] Libreville - Between 19th March and 3rd April 2012, the President of the Gabonese Republic, Ali Bongo Ondimba, visited the UK, South Korea and Australia as part of the policy to diversify partnerships that he devised upon taking office in 2009. allafrica.com | 4/10/12 2:36 PM

President Jacob Zuma's ex-wife sits in the inner sanctum of the ruling ANC party as a member of the national executive committee and is without doubt the most powerful woman in South African politics today.

www.topix.net | 4/7/12 10:11 PM

WWF said in a Friday statement the Central African nation of Gabon will burn its entire ivory stockpile in upcoming months.

www.topix.net | 4/6/12 3:59 PM

COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: The Gabonese Republic is a developing nation on the western coast of central Africa with a multiparty presidential government.

www.topix.net | 4/5/12 8:06 PM

Port Gentil is no ordinary town. That much is clear from the moment you touch down in the small coastal city in the West African nation of Gabon.

www.topix.net | 4/5/12 2:57 PM

[World Bank] Washington - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today discussed a new four-year (2012-2016) Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Gabon, focused on adopting the transformational changes and reforms Gabon needs to lay the foundation for job-creating, long-term economic growth. allafrica.com | 4/5/12 1:34 PM

Libreville - "Gabon is open to investors. We have a stable country, in the heart of Africa, that offers many investment opportunities, particularly in the mining sector.

www.topix.net | 4/4/12 1:41 AM

[Office of the President of Gabon] Libreville - "Gabon is open to investors. We have a stable country, in the heart of Africa, that offers many investment opportunities, particularly in the mining sector. Since 2010, we have managed to attract over $4 billion of direct foreign investment from outside of the oil and extraction industries. This is a clear sign of our credibility. [...] I encourage the business leaders of Gabon to come to Australia and those from Australia to come to our country. Gabon will welcome you with open arms." allafrica.com | 4/4/12 12:41 AM

[Office of the President of Gabon] Libreville - A "sub-regional workshop to combat illegal wildlife trade and dismantle transnational criminal networks" will open today, in Libreville. The Department of Water and Forests, in partnership with the Gabonese National Parks Agency (ANPN) and the U.S. Government, have organised this workshop with the aim of finding solutions to the growing problems caused by the poaching and illegal trade of protected wildlife, including endangered species, in the sub-region of Central Africa. allafrica.com | 4/3/12 9:23 PM

[Office of the President of Gabon] Libreville - The Gabonese delegation, led by President Ali Bongo Ondimba, has arrived in Perth, the capital of Western Australia, on the next leg of this state visit, to continue exploring new avenues of cooperation between Gabon and Australia. allafrica.com | 4/3/12 9:22 PM

Sydney - Following a 4-day visit to South Korea devoted to strengthening bilateral relations between Gabon and South Korea and discussing international security issues during the 2nd Nuclear Security Summit held in Seoul, President Ali Bongo Ondimba arrived this Thursday, 29th March, in Australia.

www.topix.net | 3/31/12 6:35 AM

Sydney - Following a 4-day visit to South Korea devoted to strengthening bilateral relations between Gabon and South Korea and discussing international security issues during the 2nd Nuclear Security Summit held in Seoul, President Ali Bongo Ondimba arrived this Thursday, 29th March, in Australia.

www.topix.net | 3/31/12 6:35 AM

Libreville - On this second day of his state visit to Australia, President Ali Bongo Ondimba has continued to explore new avenues of cooperation between Gabon and Australia.

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[Office of the President of Gabon] Libreville - On this second day of his state visit to Australia, President Ali Bongo Ondimba has continued to explore new avenues of cooperation between Gabon and Australia. allafrica.com | 3/30/12 8:30 PM

[Office of the President of Gabon] Sydney - Following a 4-day visit to South Korea devoted to strengthening bilateral relations between Gabon and South Korea and discussing international security issues during the 2nd Nuclear Security Summit held in Seoul, President Ali Bongo Ondimba arrived this Thursday, 29th March, in Australia. This is the first ever state visit of a Gabonese President to the country. allafrica.com | 3/30/12 2:12 PM

Bowleven is to focus on its Cameroon operations after selling its wholly-owned Gabon licence for more than $35m (£21.9m). www.bbc.co.uk | 3/30/12 9:49 AM