Gabon music section. Does not have audio files.
A non-commercial site maintained by Fabrice Gaillard, network systems engineer
in France. http://www.afromix.org/
In French and English. Tourist agency. Places to visit, le Parc National
d'Odzala, Sao Tomé et Principe. Based in Libreville, Gabon. http://www.tourisme-gabon.com/
In English and Italian. Life, music and initiation in the Equatorial Forest
of the Baka pygmies (Cameroon). Texts, photos and recordings by the ethnomusicologist
Mauro Campagnoli. Campagnoli's
site includes many photographs from Cameroun and the
Aka pygmies concert tour of Italy. http://www.pygmies.info
In French and English. History of the bank, annual report. "Société anonyme
d'Intérêt National, créée par la loi N°38/60
du 08 juin 1960, la Banque Gabonaise de Développement (BGD) a repris
les activités de la Société Gabonaise de Crédit
(CREDIGABON) constituée le 01 juillet 1959; suite à l'éclatement
du crédit de l'Afrique Equatorial Française de Développement
créé en 1948." http://www.bgd-gabon.com/
In French. Political movement, government
in exile. "Le thème "Bongo Doit Partir" qui caractérise notre
mouvement s'articule autour de la reconnaissance primordiale que les problèmes
qui se posent au Gabon et aux Gabonais aujourd'hui sont principalement
le fait de Bongo et du système qu'il a mis en place dans le pays au cours
des trente et une années de pouvoir qu'il y a passées." The BDP was
formed Dec. 1998 in New Jersey. Publishes a newspaper, the BDPiste.
Political, economic, cultural news. Articles from L'Union newspaper,
le National Magazine, AFP, etc. Has discussion forums. http://www.bdpgabon.org/
In English, French, Portuguese. Full text, in
Adobe pdf. 110 p. Covers Nigeria, Gabon, Angola, Congo-Brazzaville,
Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Cameroon. Based in Baltimore, Maryland. [KF] http://www.catholicrelief.org/get_involved/advocacy/policy_and_strategic_issues/oil_report.cfm
Center for Research Libraries (Chicago, Illinois) - Gabon Newspapers
Based in New York city, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which
does not accept govt. funding. Carries reports on media freedom by country. http://www.cpj.org
In French. Coop Gabon are partners with the Swiss-based, Cooperation.net
which promotes projects between young people in the North and South via the
internet. Has short articles by members on topics such as child labor, the
Parlement Africain des jeunes 2004, hip hop to combat AIDS. Based at the
l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, Libreville, Gabon. [KF] http://www.coopgabon.net/
ECOFAC, Conservation et utilisation
rationnelle des Ecosystèmes Forestiers d'Afrique Centrale.
In French. ECOFAC, funded by the European Union, is concerned with
the environment and biodiversity of forests, animal life, etc. in Cameroun,
Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Equatorial Guinea,
Gabon, and Sao Tome. Has the full text of its bulletin, Canopée,
on line. http://www.ecofac.org/
Election - Presidential, September 1, 2009
Ali Bongo Ondimba - site for Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of the late president Omar Bongo (Gabon’s President for 41 years), a former Foreign Minister and Defence Minister. Ali Bongo was reported by Gabon’s Electoral Commission to have won with 42 % of the vote. The 2009 Presidential campaign web site is archived at the African Politics Web Archive. See the Site List. [KF] http://www.presidentalibongo.com/
André MBA OBAME - 2009 Presidential campaign site for Mba Obame, a former Interior Minister. The Gabon Electoral Commission reported he received 26% of the vote. His supporters said the election results were fraudulent. http://www.andrembaobame.com/
In French. "E-Lium est en mesure d'offrir à sa clientèle
une gamme complète de services multimédia..." Gabon company
offering web site design, multimedia applications. http://www.e-lium.com
Ethnologue - Gabon
From the publication, Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 13th
ed. (Dallas, Tx.: Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1996), edited by Barbara
F. Grimes. Provides numbers of speakers by language, dialects, linguistic
affiliation, etc. Gabon:
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Gabon
Information on cooperation between the European Union and Gabon, trade
statistics, http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/country/ga_en.htm
European Commission. Rapport final concernant une mission au Gabon
du 21 au 25 fevrier 2000 visant a evaluer les conditions de production
et d'exportation des produits de la peche
In French. 11 page report, in
Adobe PDF. See also a summary
extract of the report in English. [KF] http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/inspections/vi/reports/gabon/vi_rep_gabo_1043-2000_fr.pdf
Search their online database for articles on Gabon's forests. The mission
of Forests.org is to "contribute to the conservation of rainforests,
forests, biodiversity, indigenous cultures and the climate..." Based
in Madison, Wisconsin. [KF] http://forests.org/
In French. A directory of the Députés with party affiliation,
short biography and photograph, women Députés, historical background,
political parties represented and their officers, text of the Constitution,
etc. [KF] http://www.assemblee.ga
Information on all the parks, a map. "In a move that sets a new standard
in African conservation, the nation of Gabon, which contains some of the
most pristine tropical rainforests on earth, announced today that it will
set aside 10 percent of its land mass for a system of national parks.
Up to this point, Gabon had no national park system. The Gabonese government
has been working closely with The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on
conservation issues for the past ten years." - Sept. 4, 2002 press release
from the Wildlife Conservation Society. Also describes protected areas.
[KF} http://www.gabonnationalparks.com/gnp-nationalparks
Site for Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of the late president Omar Bongo (Gabon’s President for 41 years), a former Foreign Minister and Defence Minister. Ali Bongo was reported by Gabon’s Electoral Commission to have won with 42 % of the vote. The 2009 Presidential campaign web site is archived at the African Politics Web Archive (available March 2010). [KF] http://www.presidentalibongo.com/
In French. "an NGO created by young Gabonese in Canada. We work with
other individuals and organizations in Gabon and around the world." Information
on Gabon. Based in Sherbrooke (Québec, Canada). http://www.gabsoli.org
In French. "Le Centre Gabonais de Promotion Touristique GABONTOUR
est un établissement public, sous tutelle du Ministère du
Tourisme." Gabon facts, a clickable map leading
to tourism sites, hotels, travel agencies, car rental companies, visa information.
Based in Libreville, Gabon. http://www.gabontour.com/
"an international data and mapping network..." "Global Forest
Watch began its work in 1997 in...Cameroon, Canada, Gabon,
and Indonesia." Also works in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Full text reports include: An Analysis of Access to Central Africa's
Rainforests (26 pages, in
Adobe pdf), An Overview of Logging in Cameroon (72
pages), A First Look at Logging in Gabon (56 pages), Monitoring
for Impact - Lessons on Natural Resources Monitoring from 13 NGOs (2
vols., has case studies from Cameroon, Nigeria, Angola).
Create interactive maps for Cameroon and Gabon (showing
logging concessions, protected areas); also has an African continent
interactive forest map. Provides downloadable data (over 35 gigabytes
of map data); one must register first. [KF] http://www.globalforestwatch.org/english/gabon/
Issues Actions Alerts, tracks threats to freedom of the press, radio. Do
a keyword search by country
to retrieve reports about African newspapers, and media related civil liberties
issues. Has past alerts from 1995 to date. Main Page: http://www.ifex.org/
Full text reports (such as Escaping the Curse of Oil? The Case of Gabon. 2002), Statistical Appendices,
etc http://www.imf.org/external/country/GAB/index.htm
"In this study, we propose to use high resolution satellite imagery
to map areas of forest clearing and general land cover types for the entire
Central African tropical region." "The resulting...map will be
integrated in a socio-economic study to assess the trends and patterns of
deforestation by including demographic and social and environmental policies." Concerns
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaire.
By Sasan Saatchi and Al Wong, The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Cailfornia. http://southport.jpl.nasa.gov/centralafrica/africa.html
A detailed list of the contents of the Rene Lemarchand Collection on Burundi,
Rwanda, Zaire and to a much lesser extent Gabon and Libya, at the University
of Florida Africana Library, prepared by Dr. Dan Reboussin. [KF]
http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/lemarcha.htm
An NGO to promote "an increased international understanding of Africans,
and life in Africa," supports microfinance institutions in Africa. Has
photos of Uganda, Gabon,
Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Tanzania. Site by Christina Jordan-Haitsma,
an American from California. http://www.lifeinafrica.com/
Basic country information, a map, brief information on the mining and oil/gas industries. By
MBendi Information Services (Pty) Ltd. a business consulting company in Claremont,
South Africa. http://www.mbendi.co.za/cygacy.htm
In French. Libreville, Gabon publisher of fiction, non-fiction by African
writers.Includes author profiles and many photographs, a clickable map leads to authors
by country. Le Collier de Paille by Khadi Hane received a special
commendation from the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa. [KF] http://www.ndze.com/
Information on the internet and networking in Gabon. Has full text documents
providing a history of the internet in Gabon. NSRC, run by Randy Bush, John
Klensin, Steven Huter, Michael Downhill, is a major site for information
on electronic networking
in Africa.
In French and English. Tour company to Loango National Park, Schweitzer hospital in Lambaréné, gorillas, elephants, sea turtles, etc. Also stops in Sao Tome e Principe. "Operation Loango is a joint venture initiative that comprises a private operating company, SCD (Société de Conservation et de Développment) that operates the tourism infrastructure, WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society); a U.S. based N.G.O. conservation and research organization and EF (Le Ministere des Eaux et Forets); the [Gabon] state department of fish and wildlife." Based in the Netherlands. See also New York Times Sept. 23, 2007 article. [KF] http://www.operation-loango.com
An inter-governmental organization for French-speaking countries created
in Niamey in 1960 by Leopold S. Senghor, Habib Bourguiba, and Hamani Diori.
(Formerly Agence de cooperation Culturelle et Technique, ACCT). Official
documents (declarations, accords, symposiums, annual summits). Facts
about each African country (from Hachette Livre). http://www.francophonie.org/
In French, English. Site the the football/soccer team. Team news, team
members, the under 21 team, slide show of Gabon. Site based in Victoria,
Mahe, Seychelles. http://www.les-pantheres.com/
In French. Official site of the Fédération du Parti Démocratique Gabonais du Canada, Canadian branch of Gabon's ruling political party. Based in Quebec, Canada. http://www.pdg-canada.org/
Retrieve citations to articles, book chapters, books,
government documents, dissertations through a keyword search. The online
database covers all issues of Population Index from 1986+ (Vols.
52+) and a broad range of subjects: women's issues, fertility, migration,
child mortality, economic development and population, nutrition and health,
urban and rural spatial distribution, statistics. The Index is
published by Princeton University's Office of Population Research. http://popindex.princeton.edu/
The online version of the print index published by the U.S. Library of Congress
Nairobi Office. Since 1991 the Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, has indexed
over 300 journals from 24 eastern and southern African countries. (In
1997 the LC Nairobi Office began adding publications from Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana,
and Senegal and citations from these countries are now included.) http://lcweb2.loc.gov/misc/qsihtml/
RSF (based in Paris) supports freedom of the press world-wide. Its site
includes reports of actions against journalists in Gabon. It has copies of
protest letters sent by the organization regarding violations in African
countries. http://www.rsf.fr/
In French. Park for "pisciculture du tilapia," preserving biodiversity,
etc., located in Bakoumba, Gabon. Information on Gabon in general, travel
in Gabon, photographs. The Centre International de Recherches Médicales de
Franceville, CIRMF conducts medical / primate research in the park. [KF]
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/sodepal/
A visa/passport expediting service for U.S. citizens. One can print out
a visa application form in Acrobat or Common Ground format. Uses the CIA
World Factbook information though did not have the latest edition. http://www.traveldocs.com/ga/index.htm
In French. Opposition political party. Its representatives are based in Europe, Africa, and the U.S. Press releases, speeches of its President, Pierre Mamboundou, its newsletter Echos du Gabon. Based in Libreville, Gabon. http://lupg.free.fr/php/index_en.php
Provides a list of the President, Cabinet members, the Governor of the
Central Bank, the country's Ambassador to the U.S., and its U.N. Representative. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-g/gabon.html
Has a map, information on geography, people, government, economy, transportation,
communication, defense. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gb.html
Thomas, U.S. Legislative Information provides keyword search access
to the full text of the U.S. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (similar
to parliamentary proceedings or debates) and to Congressional legislation.
Scroll down half way to locate the Congressional Record Text :
Congress: 105th (1997-98) - 104th (1995-96) - 103rd (1993-94). Searching
the TEXT database will produce more retrievals. http://thomas.loc.gov/
Lists individuals or companies "engaging in political activities for
or on behalf of foreign governments, foreign political parties and other
foreign principals." Select the Semi-Annual Reports. [KF] http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fara/
Information on Gabon oil, natural gas, electricity, and uranium. Has an
economic, energy, and environment overview and information on political/economic
factors affecting the energy sector. [KF] http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/gabon.html
Current weather
for Libreville, Franceville/Mvengue, Port-Gentil and other cities. Information
on wind, visibility, temperature, heat index, dew point, relative humidity,
pressure, and a 24 hour summary. http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/GA_cc.html
Statistics (including gender), data profile, many full text reports on
rural development, economic policy, education, environment, finance, governance,
health, population, oil and gas, social protection,
transportation,
urban development. World Bank contacts. [KF] http://web.worldbank.org/
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