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  Libreville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Libreville, estimated population 420,000[1] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023232.stm), is the capital city of Gabon.
It was the chief port of French Equatorial Africa from 1934 to 1946.
Libreville was named in imitation of Freetown and grew only slowly as a trading post and a minor to a population of 31,000 on independence in 1960.
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 Libreville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Libreville, estimated population 420,000[1], is the capital city of Gabon.
Libreville was named in imitation of Freetown and grew only slowly as a trading post and a minor administrative centre to a population of 31,000 on independence in 1960.
Sights in Libreville include the National Museum of Arts and Traditions, the French cultural centre, St Marie’s Cathedral, the carved wood church of St Michael, Nkembo, the Arboretum de Sibang and two cultural villages.
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 Libreville - Wikipedia
In Libreville befindet sich das Nationalmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, das eine umfangreiche Sammlung von Reliquien und rituellen Masken beheimatet.
Der Präsidentenpalast, der in den 1970er gebaut wurde ist leider nicht für Besucher geöffnet und darf nicht fotografiert werden.
Libreville zählt zu den teuersten Städten der Welt.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Libreville   (418 words)

  
 Libreville on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Presidente del Brasil llega a Libreville para una visita de 24 horas a Gabón
Une fausse ambassadrice du Gabon en Libye sous les verrous à Libreville
Elizabeth, age 13, reveals her scars at Maison Emilie de Villaneuve, a halfway house in Libreville that is run by Soeurs Blenes.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Though Gabon has miles and miles of roads, only about a third are sealed and tarred, the rest of the country consists of dense impassable rainforests and hilly terrain making road travel fraught with dangers, particularly in the rainy season.
Within the cities, even the capital Libreville, there are no bus services so taxis are the only means of getting around and shared transport is the most economical.
Libreville has bustling markets at Akebe-Plaine, Nkembo and Mon-Bouet where the items to look for are stone carvings crafted by a group of carvers who have adapted traditional skills for the tourist market.
www.journeymart.com /DExplorer/Africa/Gabon?SubLink=DExplorer/Africa/Gabon/viAround_Inc.htm   (1101 words)

  
 Mots Pluriels Jeremy Rich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
[9] "Poisonings are almost always attributed to slaves," Bishop of Libreville Pierre-Marie Le Berre wrote in 1873, "for reason of the desire of vengeance that one naturally would suppose."[10] Nearly all slaves came from Central or Southern Gabon and thus were considered to be foreigners by their masters.
For the Fang immigrants who arrived in the Gabon Estuary in the 1860s, it was their wives who had to face customary justice and the suspicion of the elders.
This avowal undermined Europeans in Libreville by challenging their sense of individual autonomy from the Africans they lived with in the town.
www.arts.uwa.edu.au /motspluriels/MP1500jr.html   (4621 words)

  
 Libreville Post Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Libreville's proximity to the Equator makes it a real "hot spot" and extra care should be taken (specially with children) to avoid sunburn.
Libreville is (for the moment) peaceful and relatively safe.
Gabon as a country is under-populated and Libreville is quite cosmopolitan.
www.kneissls.com /LibrevillePostReport.htm   (5043 words)

  
 WTO | News - 2000 News items - Libreville 2000 — Meeting of African trade ministers - Final Communiqué
The WTO has received from the Government of Gabon the text of the Final Communiqué agreed by Ministers at the Meeting of African Trade Ministers in Libreville, Gabon, from 13 to 15 November 2000.
Aware of the profound changes that are taking place in the global economy and their implications for African countries, and of the efforts that are required to adapt the economies of our countries in order to pursue sustainable economic growth and development with a view to eradicating poverty;
Have noted the high quality of the work carried out in the Libreville Meeting workshops and request that the results of the work be published as the Libreville Proceedings.
www.wto.org /english/news_e/news00_e/libreville_finalcom_e.htm   (778 words)

  
 Journey North Mystery Class Spring 2003
Libreville has a lot of poor neighborhoods, but the president of the country has a huge palace.
Libreville is right on the Atlantic Ocean and, during the weekends, families like to go to the beach.
This disease is far away from Libreville in the eastern part of the country.
www.learner.org /jnorth/spring2003/species/mclass/Intro8.html   (730 words)

  
 Travelmap.nl | Libreville
Praat verder over vakantie en reizen in Libreville in het Gabon Forum.
Hoewel het land veilig is kent Gabon weinig toerisme.
Libreville is 1376 keer bekeken sinds 1 sep. '04
www.travelmap.nl /stedentrip.asp?pid=40   (95 words)

  
 Gécamines : plainte des "ex-Faz"
En effectuant le déplacement de Libreville, LD Kabila a voulu jeter le discrédit sur ses opposants armés et non armés qui, en refusant de le rencontrer chez Omar Bongo, apparaissent aujourd'hui comme des gens qui ne veulent pas la paix.
Le président de la commission spéciale, le révérend Dr Masu a quitté Libreville vendredi vers 3 h 00' du matin, laissant derrière lui une centaine de délégués perplexes.
Lors de l'arrivée du président Kabila à l'aéroport de Libreville, on a vu des ministres gabonais qui se hâtaient pour se faire photographier avec le chanteur Tabu Ley.
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 Libreville Map, Directions and Weather Forecast: Le Meridien Re-Ndama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Libreville Map, Directions and Weather Forecast: Le Meridien Re-Ndama
The hotel is situated in the Glass district, in front of the ocean and only 15 minutes' drive from Libreville Léon M Ba International Airport (free airport shuttle service).
Ideally situated at the seaside, Le Meridien Re-Ndama places you within the heart of Libreville, but only 15 kilometres from the airport.
www.lemeridien.com /gabon/libreville/location_ga1689.shtml   (113 words)

  
 Gabon - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In southern Gabon the coastal plain is dominated by granite hills and almost the entire country is situated on the Ogooue River with its two major tributaries, the N'Gounie and Ivindo Rivers.
Average temperature ranges in Libreville are from 24 degrees Celsius (75 degrees Fahrenheit) to 27 degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fahrenheit) all year.
On June 4, 1993 the Omar Bongo University in Libreville was closed due to disturbances during annual exams.
www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/gabon.htm   (1021 words)

  
 News for Libreville, Gabon
News24, South Africa -: Libreville - A passenger plane that crashed off the coast of Libreville earlier in the week left 19 people dead among the 30 aboard, according to an official...
Reuters -: LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - A passenger plane carrying at least 29 people plunged into the sea off Gabon on Tuesday and 10 people were rescued, officials from the...
Channel News Asia, Singapore -: The Gabon Express HS 748 was headed from Libreville to Franceville in the southeast of the central African country when it crashed after takeoff, part of its...
www.4newz.net /new/world/cities/Libreville.html   (12741 words)

  
 SERSAS
In late 19th century Libreville, capital of the fledging colony of Gabon, numerous struggles took place between the cosmopolitan African community and European state and private employers.
Coastal and West African residents of Libreville, determined to express their cultural superiority vis-à-vis Africans arriving from the interior, demanded that they be fed rations worthy of their status.
The American Presbyterian mission of Baraka in Libreville, founded in 1842, depended greatly on a very diverse workforce for its daily upkeep.(11) Protestant missionaries, with limited success, competed with their larger French Catholic rivals for converts with limited success in Libreville.
www.ecu.edu /african/sersas/Papers/RichJMar01.htm   (7309 words)

  
 Over 200 foreigners moved to Libreville from Bangui   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - At least 230 foreigners arrived here Sunday and Monday from Bangui, the Central African Republic (CAR) capital, to escape a looting spree that followed last Saturday's coup d'etat against President Ange-Felix Patasse.
According to the commander of the French military unit based in Gabon, French air force carrier planes allocated to peacekeepers deployed in Bangui by the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) had evacuated 80 people Sunday and 150 others on Monday.
They are currently sheltered in a dozen tents at the De Gaulle barracks in Libreville, where they are receiving assistance from French military personnel.
www.panapress.com /freenews.asp?code=eng045299&dte=18/03/2003   (204 words)

  
 Libreville GA Hotels and Motels - Cheap and Luxury Hotels Libreville Gabon
Most of the hotels listed in Libreville offer discounts of up to 40% on reservations for accommodation booked on-line.
South of the Equator in Libreville Gabon Intercontinental Libreville, five-star Hotel welcomes visitors in a perfect setting overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
A perfectly placed base for the exploration of Libreville and the fascinating countryside of Gabon.(12% of its territory is a Natural Reserve) Fully equipped for the use of business travellers and tourists
www.find-hotels-world.com /ga/galibreville1.htm   (223 words)

  
 Flugschein libreville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 WTO | News - speech - DG Mike Moore - Libreville 2000 - Meeting of African Trade Ministers
The fact that we are meeting here today in Libreville to discuss trade development issues must be credited to your political vision and your universally recognized personal commitment to the emancipation of Africa, and to enhancing its prosperity, its development and its influence on the international scene.
Ursule Ekié, for the hard work carried out in preparation for this important Ministerial Meeting in Libreville today.
I refer to my friend and dedicated colleague Ablassé Ouedraogo, without whose political vision, know-how, courage and perseverance we would no doubt not be holding this meeting in Libreville today.
www.wto.org /English/news_e/spmm_e/spmm43_e.htm   (1472 words)

  
 French fighter jets deploy in Libreville over Ivory Coast crisis
LIBREVILLE, Nov 6 (AFP) - France on Saturday deployed three Mirage fighter jets to the Gabonese capital Libreville as a precautionary measure in response to escalating violence in Ivory Coast, a French military source told AFP here.
The deployment from the Chadian capital came as eight French troops were killed and 23 wounded in an attack by Ivory Coast government aircraft on French positions in the central rebel stronghold of Bouake.
The information contained in the AFP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Agence France Presse.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?ID=33026   (328 words)

  
 Bongo fed up with rising crime in Libreville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - President Omar Bongo Ondimba Friday chaired an emergency session of the Gabonese cabinet attended by heads of security forces to deliberate on measures to curb rising insecurity in Libreville, the capital.
Early this week, police arrested the suspected murderer of Dr Loïc Dechazal, chief medical officer of the Ogoue Mining Company (OMILOG), killed in a Libreville hotel where he had lodged.  Secret cameras installed in the hotel identified suspect Thomas Nguindjoi-Obame, a Cameroonian, who had occupied a room next to the doctor's.
Economic hardship and high unemployment are believed to be twin factors driving the current upsurge of violence in Libreville, home to about 700,000 Gabonese and foreigners.
www.panapress.com /freenews.asp?code=eng073123&dte=18/02/2005   (269 words)

  
 Libreville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
'''Libreville''' (französisch ''freie Stadt'') ist die Hauptstadt Gabuns und hat 578.156 Einwohner (Stand 1.
Sie liegt an der Corisco-Bucht, der Mündung des Mbé in den Golf von Guinea.
Die Stadt wurde 1849 von 46 Afrikanern gegründet, die nach dem Untergang eines Sklavenschiffes hier an Land gegangen waren und sich rund um die französische Missionsstation niederließen.
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 Libreville About   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lonely Planet a few decent hints for potential travelers on a (large) budget but Libreville is hardly "Miami Beach in the making"...
Hotel Olako is located in Omboué, a tiny coastal village in the Ogooué Maritime region in southern Gabon.
American International School of Libreville details are current.
www.kneissls.com /LibrevilleAbout.htm   (1101 words)

  
 Leg 16
Fueling and Immigration was slow and finally off to Libreville.
We had to climb to 11,000 feet to fly over the rising desert terrain, a vast area of unpopulated and unproductive land.
Our selection of the Novotel Libreville proved to be a bummer.
www.aroundtheworldagain.com /p/leg_16.html   (180 words)

  
 Itinerary - iExplore Gabon Travel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After lunch, you are transferred to the train station for return train transfer to Libreville.
You are collected from your hotel and transferred to the Libreville airport.
Located on the coast 250 km to the South of Libreville, Loango stretches over 100 km of wild uninhabited coastline.
nyt.iexplore.com /itinerary/result/46438   (759 words)

  
 IFEX ::
He is currently incarcerated at the "Gros bouquet" prison in the Gabonese capital, Libreville.
According to "Le Nganga" editorial staff, Ngamba has been charged with libelling a medical doctor in an article he wrote for the paper.
According to the paper's editorial staff, the incident is well-known in Libreville and the matter is reportedly currently before the courts.
www.ifex.org /en/content/view/full/57366   (212 words)

  
 Gabon 1989/90   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
AS Militaire Omnisports/Football Canon 105 (Libreville) 20 7 4 9 18 8.
USM (Libreville) 20 5 7 8 17 9.
Locomotive FC (Libreville) 20 4 1 15 9 NB: Not clear if Vautour Club (Mangoungou) was excluded.
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 Libreville hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Gabon, by All-Hotels(tm)
Libreville hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Gabon, by All-Hotels(tm)
The hotel is located in the city centre and offers 188 comfortable and air-conditioned rooms.
South of the Equator in Libreville Gabon Intercontinental Libreville, five-star Hotel welcomes visitors in a perfect setting...
www.all-hotels.com /africa/gabon/libreville_e1.htm   (242 words)

  
 TakingITGlobal - Gabon - Estuaire - Libreville
TakingITGlobal Libreville is a web-based platform for ideas and expression, a resource of opportunities, and a network of inspirational young people and their projects.
There are currently no Financial Opportunities from Libreville.
There are currently no Professional Opportunities from Libreville.
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