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Earth’s ‘green lung’ rainforests take centre stage at talks in Gabon

The sixth annual One Planet Summit begins on Wednesday, with the fate of forests at the top of the agenda. Politicians, scientists and NGOs will meet in Libreville, Gabon, to discuss the future of rainforests in the Congo basin, Southeast Asia and the Amazon basin – and whether countries in…

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Bongo, Macron host Gabon summit to protect and promote tropical forests

A two-day event tasked with promoting the critical environmental role played by the world's rainforests has gotten underway in the Gabonese capital Libreville. The One Forest Summit is shining a light on the Congo Basin forests in particular – which are under-researched and underfunded despite being a major frontier against…

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria's ruling party looks on track to win presidential elections

Nigeria's ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu appears to have an unassailable lead in the presidential elections, but calls for a re-run continue to mount amidst concerns of vote rigging. Also in this edition: we speak to the UN about how to improve maternal death rates. Finally, Gabon prepares to host…

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France's strategy in Africa: Macron unveils changing military, economic agenda

With France's influence waning in Africa, it was time to push reset. President Emmanuel Macron has laid out a revamped strategy for the continent. He has insisted Africa is a priority of his second term as president. Indeed, this week he will head there for the second time since being…

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France must demonstrate 'profound humility' toward Africa, Macron says ahead of four-nation trip

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday outlined France's new strategy for Africa, where anti-French sentiment runs high in some of its former colonies. Ahead of a visit to Gabon, Angola, Congo-Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Macron said that France needs to demonstrate a "profound humility" in Africa.

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Moroccan King, Gabonese President Discuss Bilateral Ties

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has started an African tour that includes Gabon. The King is expected to visit Senegal on Monday where he would meet President Macky Sall, according to Asharq Al-Awsat sources. King Mohammed VI held talks on Wednesday with Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba at the Presidential Palace…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gabon president proposes cutting presidential mandate to five years

Gabon President Ali Bongo on Monday proposed shortening the presidential mandate from seven to five years as he began consultations to prepare for elections this year and measures to prevent violence.

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How the 'Sonnedix Gabon' Ponzi scheme reeled in and scammed investors

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The psychedelic ibogaine can treat addiction. The race is on to cash in

Clinics and scientists around the world aim to turn a profit from a powerful Gabonese plant – but it’s an ethical and legal wild west

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Gabon's foreign minister dies of heart attack

Gabon's Foreign Minister Michael Moussa Adamo died on Friday of a heart attack, President Ali Bongo said in a statement.

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Lebanon, South Sudan Lose UN Voting Rights Over Dues

Venezuela, Lebanon and South Sudan are in arrears on paying dues to the United Nations’ operating budget and are among six nations that have lost their voting rights in the 193-member General Assembly, the UN chief said in a letter circulated Thursday. Also losing voting rights are Dominica, Equatorial Guinea…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gabon names vice-president and new prime minister

Gabon's President Ali Bongo on Monday appointed the country's first female Prime Minister Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda to the role of vice-president and named a new PM to replace her, his secretary general said.

Reuters

Biodiversity hotspot Gabon offers safe haven to endangered species

After a two-year delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the COP15 summit will open on December 7 in Canada to address the biodiversity crisis. We take a closer look at the African nation of Gabon, which the UN considers a leader in protecting the environment. Gabon is home to many…

France 24

E-learning à l’ère post-COVID-19: acquis et défis pour les universités camerounaise, gabonaise et tchadienne

La période de confinement forcée dû à la crise du Covid-19 et la nécessité de maintenir une politique d’éducation nationale ont fait naître l’espoir de voir le e-learning – enseignement à distance – se développer et s’imposer en Afrique. Longtemps en retard dans le déploiement de cette forme d’enseignement, les…

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The Guardian - UK

Fifpro asks why Gabon’s FA chief was at World Cup opener when facing trial

Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, who has been charged with ‘failure to report crimes of paedophilia’, was pictured with Gianni Infantino and Qatar’s emir

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David Seaman tears into Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and wanted former Arsenal star booed

The Gabon striker has struggled upon his return to the Premier League, netting just three times in 12 appearances for Chelsea as Aubameyang hit a nadir in the defeat by Arsenal

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Whale watching in Gabon: Where humpbacks go to give birth

A few decades ago, humpback whales were endangered, with only 10,000 of them left. But a global push for better protection has meant that whale watching, not whale hunting, is now a thriving industry. Every summer, the mammals travel to the warm swallow waters of the Gulf of Guinea and…

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Nothing will change on climate until death toll rises in west, says Gabonese minister

Before Cop27, Lee White also says broken promises on funding leave sense of betrayal

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King welcomes President of Gabon amid Commonwealth entry celebrations

Gabon is the 55th member of the Commonwealth, with a special flag-raising ceremony taking place in London on Monday to mark its addition.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Vetoes UN Resolution Calling its Referendums Illegal

Russia vetoed a UN resolution Friday that would have condemned its referendums in four Ukrainian regions as illegal, declared them invalid and urged all countries not to recognize any annexation of the territory claimed by Moscow. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 10-1 with China, India, Brazil and…

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Gabon's fight against rising seas: Port-Gentil at risk of disappearing

If sea levels continue to rise, scientists say cities around the world are at risk of disappearing underwater by 2050. One of them is Gabon's economic hub, Port-Gentil. A possible solution to the rising seas is to move the city away from the coast. But relocating Port-Gentil would mean moving…

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Gabon: The high cost of 'low-cost' oil

Puddles of oil in the forests, polluted lagoons, crabs covered in oil: with photos and videos, activists have been documenting the recurrent pollution in western Gabon. Over three years, they have recorded 10 polluted sites in the Etimboue region, all of them located near oil fields belonging to the Franco-British…

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Gabon: The high cost of 'low-cost' oil

Puddles of oil in the forests, polluted lagoons, crabs covered in oil: with photos and videos, activists have been denouncing recurrent pollution in western Gabon. In three years, they have recorded ten polluted sites in the Etimboué region, all of them located near the oil fields belonging to the Franco-British…

The Guardian - UK

African football head criticised for visiting Gabon FA president in jail

Alleged victims and Fifpro have criticised the head of African football’s governing body for publicly supporting the president of the Gabon’s football federation, who has been accused of covering up widespread sexual abuse.

Al Jazeera

Gabon sets example of how to preserve the Congo Basin rainforest

As Gabon hosts the Africa Climate Week, its environmental industry is setting the pace for the region and continent.

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