Economy - Development Improved outlook for Gabon economy
afrol News - A new analysis of the Gabonese economy is more optimistic about economic growth this year and next year. As oil revenues are decreasing, Gabon is successfully is diversifying its economy.
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Economy - Development Gabon nets US$1.7bn Singaporean investments
afrol News - Gabonese authorities have managed to secure investments worth a total of US$ 1.7 billion from Singapore, including a new fertilizer plant to be set up outside Port Gentil and palm oil plantations.
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Environment - Nature | Science - Education The Mangroves an undervalued ecosystem
afrol News - Historically classified "unhealthy wastelands" or "useless swamps" by development-eager authorities and businesses, the mangrove forests actually are one of the most fascinating resources in tropical Africa. The trees manage to live on the edge between flooding rivers, tidal waves intruding with salt water and the drylands, where they create new land and environs rich in fish, birds, wood and other resources. Finally, their value is being discovered.
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Environment - Nature Forests and deforestation in Africa - the wasting of an immense resource
afrol News - Except for the Congo Basin, Africa's frontier forests have largely been destroyed, primarily by loggers and by farmers clearing land for agriculture. In West Africa, nearly 90 percent of the original moist forest is gone, and what remains is heavily fragmented and degraded. Today, West African unspoiled forests are restricted to one patch in Côte d'Ivoire and another along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon. Read more
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