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Gabon Forest Cave Reveals Clues About Prehistoric Central Africa
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 5, 2025
In Gabon's sprawling forest, archaeologists dig for ancient clues that could unlock the secrets of how prehistoric humans lived and interacted in the changing landscape of central Africa. Two billion years ago, the eastern Gabonese region of...
US independent boosts cash reserves ahead of Gabon drilling
Upstream
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New York-listed independent Vaalco Energy significantly boosted its net cash position ahead of a major drilling programme offshore Gabon, the company said in its second quarter financial results on Friday. The company collected about $24 million...
CAF Confederations Cup: ZESCO to face Gabonese side
ZamFoot
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August 9, 2025
Zesco United to face Gabonese side FC 105 in the preliminary stage of the 2025/2026 CAF Confederations Cup. The Ndola giants will be away in the first leg which will be played between 19th and 21st September in Gabon. Meanwhile the second leg will...
Vaalco outlines drilling line-up offshore Gabon, nears FID on Venus development
Offshore
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August 8, 2025
Vaalco Energy expects to start a new drilling campaign offshore Gabon around the end of September, pending the contracted rig fulfilling its current commitments. The program includes a mix of drilling development wells, appraisal or exploration...
Jacques Daviel (1696–1762) and the Competition to Extract Cataracts: A Reappraisal
Dove Medical Press
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August 19, 2025
Introduction Cataract surgery has been performed since antiquity. The prevailing surgical technique from antiquity through much of the eighteenth century was couching, which involved dislocating the opacified lens into the vitreous with a rod or...
Fly Gabon Receives First ATR 42-600
Airline Geeks
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August 8, 2025
Backed by state investment, the young Gabonese airline is rapidly growing its fleet with turboprops, jets, and regional ambitions. [ Planes ]August 8, 2025 5:30 am ET By Victor Shalton Fly Gabon is marking a major fleet milestone with the imminent...
Cameroon’s 42,000 bpd refinery set for rehabilitation after six-year shutdown
Business Insider Africa
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August 19, 2025
The facility, considered a cornerstone of Central Africa’s energy supply chain, is expected to resume operations by 2027 through a restructuring and recovery program approved this month. The rehabilitation framework, known as Parras 24, was...
Gabon Enlists Togo’s Expertise to Strengthen Tax Administration
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Togo’s Fiscal and Customs Training Institute (IFFD) will provide its expertise to Gabon's administration under a new cooperation agreement signed on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Lomé. Togo’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Essowè...
Why Palestine Is Already a State
Consortium News
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August 19, 2025
The very act of the U.N. Secretary General accepting a Palestinian membership application was an acknowledgement from the U.N. that Palestine is already a state, since only states can apply, wrote Joe Lauria. As a U.N. observer state, Palestine...
CONTROVERSIAL OVERSEAS ID CARD ISSUANCE SCHEME REACHES GABON
The Standard Gambia
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August 5, 2025
- Advertisement - By Tabora Bojang The controversial issuance of national ID cards to Gambians abroad by the Gambia Immigration Department is continuing, with the GID team now in Gabon. The scheme has been widely criticised by opposition and civic...
Gabon, Global Fishing Watch Team Up to Fight IUU Fishing
Africa Defense Forum
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July 29, 2025
Gabon has signed a memorandum of understanding with Global Fishing Watch, a nonprofit organization, that aims to enhance the West African country’s ability to monitor, control and surveil its waters by leveraging satellite technology and data...
Gabon Shifts Student Scholarships to Morocco in Major Educational Reform
Morocco World News
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July 24, 2025
Marrakech – Gabon’s government has announced that starting from the 2025-2026 academic year, scholarships for studies abroad will be awarded only for priority fields while favoring strategic destinations like Morocco. The announcement came through...
Türkiye ready to contribute to Gabon's development program
Yeni Safak
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There are significant opportunities and potential for cooperation between Türkiye and Gabon, particularly in defense and aerospace, the Turkish trade minister said Friday. Türkiye is ready to contribute to Gabon's 2025 Development Program and...
Türkiye pledges to support Gabon’s digital govt, connectivity efforts
Biometric Update
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August 1, 2025
The Ambassador of Türkiye to Gabon, Can İncesu, recently had a discussion with the country’s Minister of Digital Economy, Digitization and Innovation, Mark Alexandre Doumba, to explore ways of strengthening digital cooperation between the two...
Tullow Divests Gabon Assets to State Firm in US$307 Million Energy Shift
News Ghana
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August 1, 2025
Tullow Oil has transferred its non-operated Gabon interests to national entity Gabon Oil Company (GOC) for $307 million, concluding the UK firm’s two-decade presence in the country. Official records confirm the deal involves assets projected to...
Turkish president hosts Gabonese counterpart with official ceremony in Ankara
Yeni Safak
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday formally welcomed Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, his counterpart from the Central African nation of Gabon, with an official ceremony in Ankara, during his official visit to Türkiye. The welcoming...
Tullow's Gabon Exit Highlights Rising Role Of African Firms In Upstream Sector
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Tullow Oil has finalized the sale of its non-operated interests in Gabon to Gabon Oil Company (GOC) for $307 million, marking a strategic portfolio shift for the UK-based independent and a notable development for Gabon's energy...
Erdoğan receives Gabon President Nguema in Ankara
Sabah
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July 31, 2025
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday met with Gabon President Brice Oligui Nguema in the Turkish capital, Ankara. Erdoğan welcomed his Gabonese counterpart with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex. Delegations from Gabon and...
Apollo Minerals Reports Salanie Drilling Results ASX 300 Explorer Advances in Gabon
Kalkine Media
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July 31, 2025
Highlights,Apollo Minerals completes Phase 2 drilling at Salanie Gold Project in Gabon,Multiple high-grade gold intercepts recorded across A1, A3, and P6 prospects,Regional soil sampling and zinc-lead exploration efforts continue in Gabon,Apollo...
Ex-international football star dies aged 40 as tributes pour in
GB News
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August 19, 2025
Zimbabwean striker Tendai Ndoro has died after being found dead in his Sandton flat on Monday, his former club has confirmed. The 40-year-old had been struggling with health issues for an extended period. Orlando Pirates, where Ndoro played...