Prime Minister Jean Eyeghe Ndong

On this page: Profile People History Government Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S. Relations Travel/Business Background Notes A-Z February 3, 2012Bureau of African Affairs Background Note: Gabon Official Name: Gabonese RepublicPROFILE Geography Area: 267,667 sq. km. (103,347 sq. mi.); about the size of Colorado. Cities: Capital--Libreville (pop. 673,995). Other cities--Port-Gentil (150,000), Franceville (31...  

Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba flanked by CAF President, Issa Hayatou and FIFA President, Joseph Sepp Blatter and Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Dr. Jean Ping opened the session and welcomed the African football family to his ...  

A decade ago Gabon set aside 10% of its land for national parks. It wanted to become Africa's version of Costa Rica - a magnet for eco-tourists. But turning Gabon's natural assets into tourist cash has been tougher than expected. "They're body-surfing in ...  

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Zambia returned to the scene of its worst sporting tragedy Thursday, promising to honor the soccer team that died in a plane crash 19 years ago with a first African Cup title. At the city’s Leon Mba airport, where the fated airplane ...  

He has scored three goals in as many matches during the group stages at the current 28th edition of Orange African Cup of Nations, and has been hailed as Gabonese equivalent to Cameroon's star striker Samuel Eto'o. But all that will be history unless ...