Gabon

photo--The U.N. Security Council on Sept. 28
The New Dynamics of the U.N. Security Council
October 16, 2009 2000 GMT
The election of Gabon, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Lebanon to the U.N. Security Council will cause a stir because the countries are embroiled in internal crises. [more]
Gabonese Vice President Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge in Spain on June 8
Gabon: Closed Borders and Succession Concerns
June 8, 2009 2044 GMT
Gabon's Defense Ministry closed the country's borders hours after the government confirmed the death of President Omar Bongo. [more]
Gabonese President Omar Bongo smiles as he answers questions in Paris on Aug. 30, 2000
Gabon: The Death of a President
June 8, 2009 1706 GMT
Gabon will remain dependent on France despite the death of Gabon's long-standing president. (With STRATFOR map) [more]
An oil offshore platform owned by Total Fina Elf in the surroundings waters of the Angolan coast in 2003
Africa: Constraints on FDI in the Sub-Sahara
July 21, 2008 1351 GMT
Sub-Saharan Africa’s geography determines its politics, economics and industry, in particular by limiting foreign investment and constraining the directions in which foreign capital flows. [more]
France: Sarkozy and Changing Relations With Africa
June 21, 2007 1727 GMT
French prosecutors opened an investigation June 18 into possible embezzlement charges against... [more]
Africa Net Assessment: Sub-Saharan Oil and Arms
April 30, 2004 1703 GMT
The net assessment is key to STRATFOR's analytical process. It is not a forecast, but rather a... [more]
NGOs Frustrated By Asian Energy Companies
February 6, 2004 1848 GMT
Chinese President Hu Jintao's tour of Africa this week and new reports about smuggling illegally... [more]
West Africa: Will U.S. Military Presence Reshape Political Landscape?
September 17, 2003 1730 GMT
The United States is pushing forward with plans to expand its military access to and presence in... [more]
U.S. Base Considerations Could Undercut France in Africa
April 29, 2003 1923 GMT
The United States intends to increase its military presence in Africa, NATO's supreme commander... [more]
TotalFinaElf Signs Extension On Contract With Gabon
April 23, 2003 1736 GMT
TotalFinaElf officials said April 23 that the company has signed an extension on a production... [more]
China's Overseas Expansion Strategy
April 17, 2003 1646 GMT
In the face of maturing domestic fields and voracious demand, Chinese oil companies are moving... [more]
Competing Claims to Gulf of Guinea Island
March 13, 2003 1729 GMT
The prime minister of Equatorial Guinea, Candido Muatetema Rivas, accused Gabon on March 12 of... [more]
Franco-African Summit Highlights French Desperation
February 19, 2003 1726 GMT
The Franco-African summit planned for Feb. 20-21 in Paris will give France a chance to revive its... [more]
Africa's Next World War: The Central African Republic
December 13, 2002 1831 GMT
The conflict in the Central African Republic is lurching toward a full-scale war in which... [more]
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