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  1. EconomyRead the original story

    Yesterday | Panapress

    ... during the same period of last year. 23/12/2009 South African rand down against Central African cfa Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The South African rand lost grounds against the cfa franc of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), the Bank said in ...

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  2. EconomyRead the original story

    Tuesday | Panapress

    ... announced here Monday evening. 22/12/2009 full text... US dollar inches up against Central African CFA Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The US dollar has slightly risen against the CFA fran c of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), according to the ...

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  3. Gabon: Shell makes a strategic asset exchange with Amerada HessRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | AllAfrica.com

    22 - Shell Group has agreed to acquire the entire portfolio of activities upstream of Amerada Hess Corporation in Gabon, and his interest in the Clair field located in British waters, east of Shetland, revealed today Shell Gabon based in Gamba, ...

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  4. Gabon: Gabon to Double Payments to Rubber Farmers as Prices Recover

    Monday Dec 21 | AllAfrica.com

    Gabon's state-owned rubber producer, SIAT-Gabon, will double the price it pays farmers, according to Janvier Essono, director of the northern plantation of Mitzic.

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  5. Plane will launch air ministryRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 20 | InYork

    ... service off the ground -- an airplane. A single-engine Cessna 207 is scheduled to arrive today in Libreville, Gabon, where Steve Straw hopes to launch the country's first medical-air transport program. Straw, 39, of Manchester Township moved there ... 4 comments

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  6. EconomyRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Panapress

    ... according to the contract signed with the Congolese government. 17/12/2009 Yen rises against CFA franc Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Yen on Wednesday rose against the CFA franc of th e Bank of the Central Africa States (BEAC), as indicated by the ...

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  7. Copenhagen Sketch: Mother earth heading for nul pointsRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | The Independent

    ... acts of man," he thundered. The PM was sandwiched between Albania's Sali Berisha and president Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon. The latter statesman praised the Prince of Wales for his role in solving the world's woes (obviously he hadn't heard about ...

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  8. Heading for nul points newRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | The Independent

    ... acts of man," he thundered. The PM was sandwiched between Albania's Sali Berisha and president Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon. The latter statesman praised the Prince of Wales for his role in solving the world's woes (obviously he hadn't heard about ...

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  9. $3.5b pledge buoysclimate talksRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Boston Globe

    ... with the caveat that there needs to be more. "The announcement is a major breakthrough,'' said President Omar Bongo of Gabon, in a statement released by the US government. It is "bringing us towards the estimated costs'' of starting the massive ...

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  10. $3.5b pledge buoys climate talksRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | The Boston Globe

    ... with the caveat that there needs to be more. "The announcement is a major breakthrough,'' said President Omar Bongo of Gabon, in a statement released by the US government. It is "bringing us towards the estimated costs'' of starting the massive ...

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  11. Ogilvy Africa Media win telecoms accountRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Bizcommunity

    ... South Africa OAM operates via four key hubs of Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos, Nigeria; Kinshasa, DRC; Libreville, Gabon and supported by country teams in 27 countries across Africa. The win was a result of a rigorous international pitch process that ...

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  12. US, others pledge $3.5b

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Boston Globe

    ... nations, but with the caveat that there needs to be more. "The announcement is a major breakthrough," said Republic of Gabon President Omar Bongo in a statement released by the US government. It is "bringing us towards the estimated costs" of ...

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  13. Central African Republic falling into political crisis?Read the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Newkerala.com

    ... CAR (BINUCA), in an effort to build on peace agreements between the Government and rebel groups signed in Libreville, Gabon, in 2008 and subsequent political talks. BONUCA is separate from the UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic and ...

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  14. Central African Republic faces critical moment in bid to recover from conflicts - " UN

    Tuesday Dec 15 | United Nations

    ... CAR (BINUCA), in an effort to build on peace agreements between the Government and rebel groups signed in Libreville, Gabon, in 2008 and subsequent political talks. BONUCA is separate from the UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic and ...

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  15. EconomyRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Panapress

    ... trillion naira, while the All-Share Index also ended at 20,618.71 points. US Dollar rises against FCFA Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The US dollar appreciated against the CFA franc issued by the Central African States Bank (BEAC), according to the ...

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  16. Rubber prices raised in Gabon

    Sunday Dec 13 | Panapress

    The purchasing price for rubber in Gabon has gone up by 100%, according to Mr. Janvier Essono, Director of the rubber plantation in M i tzic, northern Gabon.

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  17. Gabon: Ali Bongo Ondimba spoke to the Special Adviser of the Secretary General of the United Nations

    Sunday Dec 13 | AllAfrica.com

    President Ali Bongo Ondimba has received Friday Nicolas Michel, Special Advisor to Secretary General Kofi Annan about the dispute between Gabon and Equatorial Guinea on Mbani , an island located off the coast of Gabon.

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  18. a Azur werea : newcomer allowed to resume service by ministry

    Friday Dec 11 | TeleGeography CommsUpdate

    Gabona s newest cellco USAN Gabon, which operates under the Azur brand, resumed offering services to the public on 8 December following a three-week suspension ordered by the Ministry of Communications in order to comply with rules and regulations governing the countrya s mobile sector.

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  19. NGO zooms in on violations in GabonRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | Independent Online

    Libreville - The human rights situation remains "worrying" in Gabon, the local Afrique Horizons group said on Thursday, listing cases of violations in a statement.

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  20. Pope meets with visiting president of GabonRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | Catholic World News

    Pope Benedict XVI met on December 10 with President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon. A brief statement released by the Vatican after the meeting indicated that the Pontiff spoke with the visiting African leader about Church-state relations, and the contributions that Catholic institutions make to society in Gabon, especially in education.

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