Hello friends and happy new year to all!! Would you mind telling me if "Zipi Zu" is a protagonist of a traditional african story? What means "Zipi Zu"? Is a...
President declares Gambia and the Congo eligible for trade benefits CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) — President Bush has deemed two additional African countries —...
According to an article on Telecommunications which was published in African Decisions (Oct-Dec), phone use is changing. Today Gabon is the second highest...
Smithsonian shows photos of Congo from 1800s to independence With AP Photos WX1-2 By CARL HARTMAN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A century ago a...
Hi everybody, I noticed this mailinglist is very quiet, but I like to introduce myself anyway. My name is Nadine and I come from Holland. I subscribed to this...
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Peace Corps said Saturday it was suspending operations in Jordan, where some U.S. Embassy personnel and family...
Bob, I will be one of the 1% who responds to your message. In 1998, when I visited the grave of Albert Schweitzer near his hospital along the Ogooue River near...
Africamix Festival Atlanta, Georgia To be held On October 12 - 13, 2002 At The MASQUERADE MUSIC PARK in ATLANTA Located at 695 North Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA...
Generally speaking, I think that the concept of increasing the number of Peace Corps volunteers is a mistake. In my opinion, the Washington headquarters is not...
More Americans willing to donate time after Sept. 11 By JONATHAN D. SALANT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When not attending classes at George...
After trekking along an elephant trail in the Congo Basin, Secretary of State Colin Powell talked into the night with the president of Gabon about the...
See photo section (first box) for some new photos of my June 3-17, 2002 trip to Gabon. It was interesting to learn that two Peace Corps Volunteers and local ...
Just wanted to drop a qick note of thanks for all the info on this site. I'm heading over to Gabon on the 26th of this month as an Environmenatl Education...
Hello, What a wonderful discussion page. I have just returned from Gabon in March. I was serving in Franceville as a health volunteer when I got evacuated...
Does anyone know when the new education volunteers will be leaving for stage? I have a newly returned rpcv Gabon friend who needs to have something hand...
Does anyone know where I can find information about atangas(sp)? They are those purple oblong fruit that was boiled and dipped in salt and great with a ReGab....
Today, May 2, 2002, is the National Day of Prayer, and it is also the National Call In Day For Diabetes. To call in for Diabetes phone the U. S. Capitol at...
Bob, That photo of our first school that we built in Gabon really brings back some very old memories (circa 1963). As I look at that picture I wonder how the...
My name is Bradley Alan Hodges. I am a communication and French graduate of the University of North Carolina at Asheville. While an undergraduate in the summer...
Hey All, I think we, as returned volunteers, have to be the ones to spread the news about all the good going on in Gabon and Africa in general. You know the...
I talked to 2 volunteers - 1 from Bongoville and 1 from FCV. They were very upset because they were given 24 hes to pack up houses, say good bye and leave to...
Just to mention...<br>I had read a wire report (posted on several news sites) of an Ebola case in Oyem. It later turned out to be untrue (a misinterpretatation...
Thanks for the update, Carol. Shocking news about the case in Franceville, a very populated area. One wonders about the efficacy of the quarantine and just ...
I talked to someone in Bongoville today and he sid that the new volunteers in the Haut Ogooue have been offered reassignment in Cameroon or interrupted service...
Latest Ebola news: "The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that as of 5 February, a total of 69 cases of the Ebola virus were confirmed in the Republic ...
Just to let you all know...ogooue ivindo was closed to pcvs..and now they have also shut down the haut ogooue due to possible cases in fcv. Needless to say -...
Bush announced, tonight, that he wanted the Peace Corps to double within five years. That's an increase of less than 9,000 to around 20,000 serving the world...
