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Gabon opposition chief faces treason case

afrol News - Andr� Mba Obame, Gabon's main opposition leader, has been stripped of parliamentary immunity as government prepares a treason case against him.
Gabon copycat revolution fails

afrol News - An attempt by Gabon's opposition leader Andr� Mba Obame to stage a revolution inspired by Tunisia and the chaos in C�te d'Ivoire has failed to gather enough popular and international support.
� Gabon officials seize chimpanzee body parts
� Improved outlook for Gabon economy
� Gabon nets US$1.7bn Singaporean investments
� Gabon ecotourism site "abandoned"
� Gabon hopes for cash for forest protection
� Gabon opposition union legalised

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Gabon: Sharing the beach with hippos

afrol News - "Ecotourism" is the magic word in Gabon, an immensely beautiful tropical rainforest country with Africa's highest density of national parks. But tourists have not started coming in great numbers to the Gabonese coast yet as infrastructure is still sparse. In itself a good reason to go...

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The Mangroves
an undervalued ecosystem

afrol News - Historically classified "unhealthy wastelands" or "useless swamps" by development-eager authorities and businesses, the mangrove forests actually are one of the most fascinating resources in tropical Africa. The trees manage to live on the edge between flooding rivers, tidal waves intruding with salt water and the drylands, where they create new land and environs rich in fish, birds, wood and other resources. Finally, their value is being discovered.

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Forests and deforestation in Africa
- the wasting of an immense resource

afrol News - Except for the Congo Basin, Africa's frontier forests have largely been destroyed, primarily by loggers and by farmers clearing land for agriculture. In West Africa, nearly 90 percent of the original moist forest is gone, and what remains is heavily fragmented and degraded. Today, West African unspoiled forests are restricted to one patch in C�te d'Ivoire and another along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon.

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