Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez announced today that the Peace Corps will officially suspend its program in the African nation of Gabon effective August...
Ever wonder why you can't give blood if you served since 1977 until now. Below was taken from the Red Cross web site: In-Depth Discussion of HIV Group O and...
I used to work on the CDC National AIDS hotline and we often got calls about Group O. It is rare in the US and primarily in West Africa. You can find out info...
July 20, 2005, AP Stephan Bekale left his home in Gabon with a teenager's dreams of an American college education and a career in the sport he loved, ...
110 reserve US Navy sailors from Operational Health Support Unit Great Lakes, Ill., wrapped up the annual West African Training Cruise exercise in Gabon on...
GABON: Media council orders independent newspaper suspended New York, August 10, 2005—Gabon's media regulatory council has indefinitely suspended the...
Fellow Gabon forum members, I am interested in sharing photos and video clips from around Gabon, particularly of the interior. I lived there from 2002-2005. ...
Mbolo, Brad/Moussa; I lived in Bitam, Gabon from 1988-1991. Where did you live? Were you in the Peace Corps? I was a Peace Corps teacher. I'll post some...
http://dsc.discovery.com/schedule/episode.jsp? episode=4&cpi=25129&gid=0 Going Tribal, African Vision Quest Bruce goes deep into the rainforests of Gabon,...
Bradley, Feel free to post any photos and video clips at this site. Also looking forward to reading your views about the current situation in Gabon and ...
Christine, Wow! I've had a lot of responses thus far on that discussion board. I'm just returned to the US for grad school. I originally left for Peace Corps...
Brad, It's quite interesting to me that you were teaching in Fougamou. In 1993, I was in communication with PCV Kim Burhop who also taught in Fougamou. As I...
Muè pesu, batu botsi? Let me start by saying that, even with all its corruption, mosquitoes, hot and muggy rainy seasons and ridiculous cost of living, I...
Bob et al, First, I wouldn't have posted here if I hadn't hoped for "the full gamut of responses" about the place I love most on this planet. Second, whereever...
This site may interest you. With 10 million hectares of forest attributed under logging permits, that's almost half of the country's forest (22 million). ...
A bit overdramatized, but they did the landscape, people and customs justice. For that I'm thankful. One question: Why did they start out in Mimongo, in the...
Dear Larry, So what do you think would be an effective use of US tax dollars? I didn't know that Peace Corps had a corruption and/or danger index to determine...
Gabon media bosses warned over double jobs; Libreville, Gabon 16 September 2005 Gabon's National Communication Council (CNC) has warned the bosses of 22...
Libreville, Gabon,09/26 - The Union of Air Gabon Workers (SYPAG) has sent a letter to President Omar Bongo Ondimba to ask him to choose the US firm,...
A decision by Africa's longest-serving leader to seek another seven years in power has been criticised. President Omar Bongo, who came to power in 1967, said...
Hi all, this is to inform you that we now have a new African TV station in the US broadcasting in both French & English available on dish network. TELESUD: ...
Good news. Africa athletes today and African entertainers should be the next wave. Other News: GABON: Opposition cries foul over presidential poll plans 06 Oct...
Omar Bongo is the best and most experienced man for the job. Why change a good thing? I would like to know more about the opposition candidates and what they...
Agree that especially during the past half decade, the US is a poor beacon of democracy. Congressman are virtually guaranteed to be reelected due to...
Boukayé! Ahhh, mes chers frères, this resurrects a discussion about democracy in my beloved Africa and throughout the world, and one which I wearily...
Two top opposition figures to challenge Africa's longest-standing president 10 Oct 2005 18:46:16 GMT Source: IRIN LIBREVILLE, 10 October (IRIN) - Two...
LIBREVILLE, 20 October (IRIN) - The official start to Gabon's presidential election campaign is still close to a month away but tension is already rising as...
afrol News, 10 November - In a drive to market Gabon's "unspoilt" forests and coastline to Western tourists, the government shies no efforts. Only weeks before...
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