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The presidential caravan assesses Gabon’s cultural and tourist potential
Continuing on their presidential tour, on 18th July President Ali Bongo Ondimba and his wife Sylvia completed the 2nd stage of the caravan convoy, named “Gabon Profond” (Deep Gabon), on the outskirts of the Lopé national park, where they were able to appreciate its natural and tourist attractions. >> Read more

The reform of Gabon's customs services favours businesses
The general customs division of Gabon presented the outline of its reform on 14 July in Libreville. A vast modernisation project intended to streamline administrative procedures, the reform is a favourable response to the expectations of businesses. Deciphering this new impetus to progress. >> Read more

Ali Bongo Ondimba calls upon EDF for the modernisation of SEEG
On the occasion of his visit to France for the military parade on 14 July, the French national holiday, President Ali Bongo Ondimba met with a delegation from EDF (Electricité de France) on 13 July. On the agenda was the cooperation between the French electricity corporation and Véolia Environnement to modernise and build the capacity of the Gabonese power and water company, SEEG (Société d’énergie et d’eau du Gabon). >> Read more



Industrial Gabon: 7 billion CFA francs fund raising operation for Petro Gabon On 5 July, the second largest company on the oil products distribution market, Petro Gabon, launched a debenture loan subscription with a ceiling of 7 billion CFA francs. Petro Gabon is the 4th economic operator to make use of this fund raising system to finance its development. >> Read article Industrial Gabon : Chinese company CICMHZ prepares to begin manganese mining at Ndjolé Julien Nkoghe Bekale, the Minister for Mines, Oil and Hydrocarbons, met the Chinese delegation from Huazhou Industrial and Commercial Mining Company (CICMHZ) on 15 July to discuss the conditions for launching manganese mining at Ndjolé. >> Read article Green Gabon: creation of 5 agricultural zones for Gabon's food security On 25 July, Raymond Ndong Sima, the Minister of Agriculture, Husbandry and Rural Development, announced the creation of 5 major agricultural zones across the nation, for the purpose of providing the country with food self-sufficiency. >> Read article Green Gabon: SIAT Gabon will double rubber production in 2010 The Belgian company for Investment in Tropical Agriculture in Gabon (SIAT) intends to double its rubber production. The goal is to increase from 31,400 tonnes in 2009 to 60,000 tonnes in 2010. >> Read article Service Gabon: Launch of a call for tenders for the award of a 3G telephony licence A call for tenders was launched on Monday 12 July for the allocation of the third generation (3G) mobile telephony licence, following an announcement by Laure Olga Gondjout, the Minister for Communication, on Wednesday 7 July. >> Read article Service Gabon: The construction of 5,000 homes per year will begin in 2011 On Thursday 8 July the Housing Minister, Pacôme Rufin Ondzounga, announced that the building of 5,000 homes per year, as promised by President Ali Bongo Ondimba, will commence in 2011, with 2010 being devoted to building site development. >> Read article



	The presidential couple visits the site of the discovery of multicellular fossils, the cradle of humanity On 19th July, President Ali Bongo Ondimba and his wife Sylvia visited a site in the Franceville region where multicellular fossils dating back 2.1 billion years old have been discovered. Measures have recently been put in place by the government to protect the site which is of significant interest to the scientific world. >> Read more Gabonese Spatial Agency: the Gabonese forest under high surveillance The Gabonese forest will soon be placed until a high level of surveillance thanks to a tripartite agreement signed on 1st July between the Gabonese Spatial Agency, Brazil and France. >> Read more Gabon ranks no. 9 in Africa on the Environmental Performance Index Gabon has just been ranked no. 9 in Africa and no. 96 globally out of 164 countries, in the 2010 Environmental Performance Index report, published by researchers at the Universities of Yale and Columbia. >> Read more President Ali Bongo Ondimba pays tributes to His Excellency the late El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba The Head of State paid a vibrant tribute to the late President Omar Bongo Ondimba in his address to the Nation on 8 June 2010, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the disappearance of his illustrious predecessor. >> Read More

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