41. Africa: 7000 Years Of History In Central Africa Brazzaville, CongoKinshasa, Equatorial Guinea, gabon (books, articles du Sidamo enEthiopie, le site archéologique de Links to a historical geography unit for http://www.empereur.com/Africa/history/archaeology.html

Welcome to Africa Archaeology in Africa 7000 Years of History in Central Africa Focuses on Gabon and Central African archaeology Has a list of journals which publish on African archaeology, bibliographies on archaeology in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon (books, articles, unpublished studies). Has the full text issues of Nsi , Liaison bulletin of the archaeologists from the bantu area. Site maintained by B.Clist, R.Lanfranchi and others. http://myweb.worldnet.net/~clist/AfricCen/ Full text research papers include: Le site d'Okala, Province de l'Estuaire, Gabon et son importance pour la compréhension du passage à la sédentarisation en Afrique Centrale Nouvelles données archéologiques sur l'histoire ancienne de la Guinée-Equatoriale Traces de très anciennes occupations humaines de la forêt tropicale au Gabon Histoire de la recherche archéologique en Afrique centrale des origines jusque 1990 ... Archaeology Africa Project of the Research Unit for the Archaeology of Cape Town (RESUNACT), Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town. Prof. Martin Hall heads the project. Involves primary and secondary schools in excavating sites . Includes a history of Genadendal, information on a walking tour of slave sites in Cape Town, extensive links to related web sites. http://www.archafrica.uct.ac.za/

42. Volume 29(3) Translate this page Key words human african trypanosomiasis, hystory, geography, gabon. DE LUTTE CONTRELA TRYPANOSOMIASE DU gabon. La Guinée Equatoriale est le plus petit et http://www.cm.refer.org/site_oceac/document/bulletin/archiv/bull96/vol29(3).htm

documentation sommaire Sommaire volume 29(3) Penchenier L, Wang Sonne, Bureau Ph. RESUME Depuis les années 70, nous assistons à une reprise générale de la Trypanosomiase Humaine Africaine (THA). Les épidémies de ces dernières années se sont toutes développées à l’emplacement des foyers historiques des dramatiques pandémies de la fin du siècle dernier et des années 30, ce qui a fait évoquer un "génie épidémique de la THA". Sommaire Penchenir L. RESUME : Trypanosomiase Humaine Africaine, Afrique Centrale, Cameroun, Historique, OCEAC. Sommaire PROGRAMME NATIONAL DE LUTTE CONTRE LA TRYPANOSOMIASE. RESUME Non disponible Sommaire Penchenier L. RESUME : Trypanosomiase Humaine Africaine, Congo, Historique, OCEAC. Sommaire PROGRAMME NATIONAL DE LUTTE CONTRE LA TRYPANOSOMIASE. RESUME Non disponible Sommaire Bureau Ph, Chandenier J. RESUME SUMMARY The discovery, followed by the disappearancer or the maintaince of different foyers of human african trypanosomiasis in Gabon are described from 1913 to 1990. If we also consider extinguished foyers, all provinces of the country have been concerned by the illness. Emphasis is put on the risk of revival of certain focus which are considered to be extinguished.

43. TunisiaDaily.com: Worl Press Africa Comoro Islands' Home Page geography, climate, population, language, music, economy,and Netsanet le Ethiopia Amharic radio program based in Washington DC gabon. http://www.tunisiadaily.com/press/africa/

TunisiaDaily.com, your one stop source for the news Tunisia Guide Place name Index Ethonologies OverView ... Yellow Pages Select a Link: AFP Ajeeb Al-jazeera Al-islam All About Europe Ayna Bab El Web BBC Cnet CNN Copy Right Economist Financial Times Internet In Tunisia IPS Jeune Afrique Le Monde Monde Diplomatique Radio Canada Reuters RMC Tunis News UTICA Africa Newspapers GENERAL Africa News Online A collection of major African news stories from African news services and papers, including Panafrican News Agency and News Central. Extremely comprehensive and complete. In English. Africa Online All Africa EATimes International newspaper for the Eastern Africa. North African Journal, The ALGERIA Algérie Press Service Algeria Interface Algerian on-line newspaper providing up-to-date information on political, economic and military developments. This bi-lingual website is run by Algerian and European journalists. Algeriafocus Algeria business information service.

44. RECHERCHES ACTUELLES ET PERSPECTIVES POUR LA CONSERVATION ET LE DÉVELOPPEMENT Translate this page Par exemple, au gabon, suite à la diminution des ressources rotins africains et,par conséquent, pour le développement de of geography, University of Yaounde http://www.fao.org/docrep/x2161f/x2161f11.htm

RECHERCHES SUR LES ROTINS (PALMAE) EN AFRIQUE: UN PRODUIT FORESTIER NON LIGNEUX IMPORTANT DANS LES FORÊTS D'AFRIQUE CENTRALE Terry C. H. Sunderland Résumé En Afrique de l'ouest et en Afrique centrale, il existe 4 genres de rotin, représantant 16 espèces. Les rotins d'Afrique font partie intégrante des stratégies de subsistance d'une grande partie de la population rurale et fournissent la base d'une industrie de construction florissante. Si la plupart des espèces de rotin sont utilisées au niveau local de manière polyvalente, il existe deux espèces plus répandues et plus communes, Laccosperma secundiflorum (jadis appelé Ancistrophyllum ) et Eremospatha macrocarpa , qui sont utilisées à l'échelle régionale et qui sont utilisés à la fois comme moyens de subsistance ou à des fins commerciales. Les organismes donateurs et les gouvernements nationaux ont reconnu depuis longtemps l'importance des rotins africains dans le marché mondial ainsi que son rôle dans le secteur régional des PFNL. Cependant, le développement de cette ressource en Afrique a été souvent entravé par le manque d'informations sur les espèces réellement utilisées, ainsi que leurs exigences écologiques, et donc sur les stratégies d'aménagement appropriées, permettant d'assurer une exploitation durable de cette ressource. Alors que les PFNL font l'objet d'un intérêt croissant et sont considérés comme un moyen potentiel de contribuer à la la conservation et au développement des ressources forestières, le rotin a été souvent cité comme un des produits qui pourrait être développé d'une manière significative. Du fait de cet intérêt, des travaux récents réalisés par le Programme de recherche sur le rotin africain (

45. CARPE Funded Contacts Olivier Langrand. Marc Languy Programme pour le Cameroun. Nadine LaPorte Departmentof geography. Clair Mbourou WWF / CARPE Focal Point gabon. Zéphirin Mogba. http://carpe.umd.edu/Contact_Info/Contacts.asp

CARPE Documents by Author A B C D ... X Y Z A Fanja Andriamialisoa Association pour le Développement de l’Information Environnementale Jean Aubé B R. F. W. Barnes James ... Benhin Environment Department Won Wa Musiti Bihini Programme pour l’Afrique Centrale Biodiversity Support Program Paul Blackmore Marco ... Boscolo Harvard Institute for International Development Henri Bourobou Bourobou Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale Michael I. Brown Innovative Resources Management Nick Brown Department of Plant Sciences C Richard Carroll CEFDHAC Jean Martial ... Clark USDA Forest Service - International Programs Africa Programs Jean-Gael Collomb World Resources Institute Global Forest Watch Helen Crowley Wildlife Conservation Society Africa Program D Marius Mbog Dieudonné Ahmadou ... C.

46. Africa Environment Outlook Translate this page Franck Attere WWF CARPO, gabon. Bola Ayeni Department of geography, Universityof Ibadan Edelmiro Castano Bizantino Association pour le Développement de l http://www.unep.org/aeo/339.htm

AFRICA ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK Past, present and future perspectives Get Javascript Home CONTRIBUTORS Those listed below have contributed to AEO in a variety of ways, as authors, reviewers, participants in AEO consultations and survey respondents. Abdel Farid Abdel-Kader (CEDARE), Egypt Ahmed Abdel-Rehim (CEDARE), Egypt Hamid Abdoolakhan Sherif Abdou (CEDARE), Egypt Mohamed A. Abdrabo Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Egypt Wilna Accouche Maha Akrouk (CEDARE), Egypt Emmanuel K. Alieu Hossam Allam (CEDARE), Egypt Gaston Andoka Coordonnateur National ADIE- PRGIE Congo Emile Amougou Willy Andre Linda Arendse CSIR-Environmentek, South Africa Franck Attere WWF CARPO, Gabon Rajen Awotar (MAUDESCO),Mauritius Bola Ayeni Department of Geography, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Salim Bachou Consulting Economist, Uganda Marcel Baglo Anna Ballance UNEP/GRID-Arendal, Norway Abou Bamba Network for Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa (NESDA), Patricia Baquero Ministry of Land Use and Habitat, Seychelles

47. Gabon : Informations Détaillées geography note a small population and oil and Pays du Monde - gabon informationsdétaillées www.StudentsOfTheWorld.info Page créée le 19 Janvier http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/infopays/wfb_fr.php3?CODEPAYS=GAB&PAYS=Gabon

48. Islamic World.Net: Countries le BDPgabon Nouveau (Bongo Doit Partir); gabon and facts and indicators on geography,population, economy gabon Page at University of Pennsylvania; The African http://islamic-world.net/countries/gabon.htm

Other Sections: H O M E Our Plan Our Policy Our Papers Parenting Sister's Page Muslim Youth Children's Page Shahadah Da'wah Khalifah Asphorism Islamic Books Islamic News Multimedia Countries Links Index Ask Scholar Search Engines Contact Us H O M E countries Country Facts G o v E D U ... G e n e r a l Country Facts Location: Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea Population: note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2000 est.) Ethnic groups: Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke), other Africans and Europeans 154,000, including 6,000 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality Religions: Christian 55%-75%, Muslim less than 1%, animist Languages: French (official), Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi

49. Membres De L'UMR Translate this page Africa - Atlantic Arc - Historical geography - Wood economy. Assistant, UniversitéNationale du gabon CARRE François Université des Antilles le BOULANGER Jean http://letg.univ-nantes.fr/membres.html

Accueil Le programme scientifique Les publications collectives Les membres de l'UMR Les membres permanents BARIOU Robert Costel Remote sensing - Brazil - Agricultural colonization in Amazonia BERNARD Nicolas Coastal area - Tourism - Yachting - Pleasure ports - Territorial planning - Brittany - France - Argentina - Mexico - Brazil BERTHAUD-BIORET Isabelle Team administration - Accountancy - NABUCO - XLab - Data bases - Documentation BIORET Ecology - Spatial analysis - Micro-islands systems - Vegetation cartography Jean-Claude Coastal area - Geomorphology - Planning - Management - Dunes - Cold area - Brittany - Iceland - Arctic area BOUSQUET Bernard Geomorphology - Eco-geography - Mediterranean area - Western France BOUVET Yvanne Coastal societies - Fishery - Aquaculture - Tourism - Cartography - Atlantic coastal area - Argentina BRIGAND Louis Human-environment interaction - Spatial analysis - Micro-islands systems - Tourist uses - Management - Conservation - Protected areas - Atlantic Islands CABANNE Claude Coastal areas - Tourism - Environment - Russia - Indian Ocean - Northern Europe CADOR Jean-Michel Eau - Environnement - Eau potable - Hydrologie Water - Environment - Drinking water - Hydrology CAMPREDON Pierre Ecology - Ornithology - Spatial analysis - Coastal West-African environment CANTAT Olivier Climatology - Local climatology - Meteorology - Remote sensing - Environment

50. Geography Translate this page Angola 201 km, Cameroun 523 km, République Démocratique du Congo 2.410 km (séparéepar le fleuve Congo), République Centrafricaine 467 km, gabon 1.903 km http://www.guysboroughacademy.ednet.ns.ca/ANS/francophonie/Congo/geography.htm

Geographie Position centre ouest de l'Afrique, à cheval sur l'équateur et au bord de l'océan atlantique. Superficie : 342.000 km2 Frontières Angola 201 km, Cameroun 523 km, République Démocratique du Congo 2.410 km (séparée par le fleuve Congo), République Centrafricaine 467 km, Gabon 1.903 km, Océan Atlantique 220 km Climat Tropical ; chaud et humide saison des pluies (de mars à juin) ; saison sèche (de juin à octobre). Relief Plaine sur la côte, bassin du sud, plateaux au centre, bassin du nord. Plus bas point à m (niveau de la mer) et plus haut point à 903 m (Mont Berongou).

51. Francophone Project Translate this page Haïti. le Maroc. le gabon. La Novelle-Calédonie. le coin des francophones et autresgrenouilles Flags, Maps, Economy, geography, Climate, Natural http://blazernet.ccsd.k12.co.us/media/foreignlanguage/french/hafrancophone.html

Les Pays Francophones Les pays: The World Factbook Master Home Page La Belgique L'Algeria Le Mali Le Cameroun Les Seychelles La Suisse Le Maroc Le Gabon Le Luxembourg La Tunisie Le Togo L'Ile Maurice Monaco (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Le Ruanda L'Andorre Le Niger St-Pierre et Miquelon Le Chad La Mauritanie Le Burundi Les Questions 2. Combien d'habitants y a-t-il? 5. Imprimez une copie du drapeau de votre pays. Le coin des francophones et autres grenouilles Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System Lesson prepared by Barbara A. Douglas. Last revision 11/8/98. Permission granted for educational use. Printout must include this message. Overland High School BlazerNet BlazerNet Cherry Creek Schools

52. Conference: Social Sciences In Sub-Saharan Africa including history and human geography, communication and bilan et perspectives Libreville(gabon), 7 / 11 pour l'UNESCO, et avec le concours scientifique de l http://www.unesco.org/most/gabon.htm

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR Social sciences in sub-Saharan Africa Evaluation and prospects Libreville - Gabon 7-11 June 1999 Commission Nationale Gabonaise pour l'Unesco Agence de la Francophonie Under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Gabon Sous le Haut patronage The end of the century shows sub-Saharan Africa confronted with crucial human and social issues, like many other areas in the world. Reflection about the contribution and the role of social sciences is altogether a scientific challenge for researchers, as well as a social and political one for leaders. Social sciences can effectively contribute to understanding these issues and actually help to make a decision. The idea of having an evaluation and opening new prospects is not really a new one. However, the four reasons given below explain why this project is of paricular interest. A favourable occasion : the issues are really urgent. As social sciences are experiencing an important development in African university education, researchers are now able to have the necessary backing in time to allow objective evaluation. Consequently researchers must think about the role of social sciences in order to train and professionalize students in a satisfactory manner, and set up a scientific processing in tackling the concerns of leaders. A multidisciplinary aspect : evaluation and analysis of prospects is often carried out through a single discipline. On the contrary, here, reflection aims at linking traditional social sciences, anthropology, sociology, demography, politology, including history and human geography, communication and economy.

53. World Life Expectancy Chart Country, 2000 le, 1998 le. Afghanistan, 45.9, 46.8. Albania, 71.6, 68.6. France,78.8, 78.5. gabon, 50.1, 56.5. Subscribe to the geography Newsletter. Name,Email, http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa042000b.htm

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54. Coquery-Vidrovitch, Catherine, "African Studies In France" Alain Dubresson on Abidjan), and urban geography in general necessity to tackle politiquepar le bas grassroots those of Florence Bernault in gabon and in http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~africa/africaforum/Coquery-Vidrovitch.html

H-AFRICA Africa Forum African Studies in France Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch Universite Paris VII Denis Diderot France Translated by Nicole Livar for H-Africa 27 August 2001 [*editor's note: AFRICA FORUM is a H-Africa column featuring essays by notable Africanists. This is the 5th in our sub-series 'African Studies in..." It focuses on History but deals with other disciplines. This English version is preceded by the French. Replies welcome in any languagePeter Limb] Several overviews on research in France have been published in English, in particular some of my own contributions, published periodically about every 10 years, namely: Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch (1976). "Changes in African Historical Studies in France since the Second World War", in African studies since 1945: A Tribute to Basil Davidson (London: Longman), pp. 200-209. African Historiographies: What History for Which Africa? (B. Jewsiewicki and D. Newbury, eds.), (London, Sage), pp. 139-150. The European Journal of Development Research, Revue de l'EADI

55. Excite France - Répertoire - Gabon Translate this page Répertoire Excite - le plus grand répertoire d'Internet. 2. CIA Factbook - gabon,Features map and brief descriptions of geography, economy, government, and http://www.excite.fr/directory/Regional/Africa/Gabon

METEO TRADUCTEUR JEUX HOROSCOPE ... E-CARTES makeAD("http://ad.tiscali.com","/SITE=FR.EX.EXCITE/AREA=SEARCH.HOME/POS=C1/LANG=IT/AAMSZ=468x60",468,60) WEB IMAGES Directory Regional ... Africa Gabon Recherchez votre Recherche d'Imagines Excite Network Italia UK France Deutschland ... Travel and Tourism Gabon BBC Country Profile - Gabon Key facts, figures and dates, media links. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/country_profil es/newsid_1023000/1023203.stm CIA Factbook - Gabon Features map and brief descriptions of geography, economy, government, and people. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gb.html Gabon From Africa South of the Sahara. http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/gabon.html Gabon From Encarta Online. http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/66/06671000.htm? Gabon Page From the University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center. http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Ga bon.html USAfrica: Gabon General information about Gabon. http://us-africa.tripod.com/gabon.html World Desk Reference: Gabon General country information, demographics, and statistics from Dorling Kindersley. http://travel.dk.com/wdr/GA/mGA_Intr.htm

56. Index Translate this page 03/02 au 03/03/2002) à Libreville au gabon, dans le le genre Sabicea (Rubiaceae)à São Tomé (São Tomé et Systematics and geography of Plants 71 383-390. http://www.geocities.com/grilfolejoy/

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57. Gabon - Atlapedia Online OFFICIAL NAME gabonese Republic SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT Unitary Multiparty Republic AREA 267 667 Sq Km (103 347 Sq Mi) ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION 1 465 700 LOCATION geography gabon is located on the west coast of Africa. In southern gabon the coastal plain is dominated by granite HISTORY WWII TO 1993 gabon began to move towards http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/gabon.htm

OFFICIAL NAME: Gabonese Republic CAPITAL: Libreville SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Unitary Multiparty Republic AREA: 267,667 Sq Km (103,347 Sq Mi) ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION Gabon is located on the west coast of Africa. It is bound by Congo to the northeast, east and south, Cameroon to the north, Equatorial Guinea to the northwest and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Most of the country is covered in dense equatorial rain forests while its coastal plains are narrow and typified by lagoons and estuaries, such as the N'Dogo, N'Goze and N'Komi lagoons. The interior rises in a series of steps to the Central African Plateau. In the north the Crystal Mountains enclose the valleys of the Woleu and N'Tem Rivers as well as the Ivindo River Basin. 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. Major Cities (pop. est.); Libreville 419,600, Port Gentil 78,200, Franceville 83,000 (1993). Land Use; forested 77%, pastures 18%, agricultural-cultivated 2%, other 3% (1993). CLIMATE: Gabon has an equatorial climate that is characterized by hot, wet and humid conditions. During the wet season abundant rainfall occurs with the average annual precipitation in Libreville, 2,500 mm (98 inches) while between June to September there is virtually no rain. Temperatures are fairly constant with little variation all year round. Average temperature ranges in Libreville are from 24 degrees Celsius (75 degrees Fahrenheit) to 27 degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fahrenheit) all year.

58. CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- Gabon Features map and brief descriptions of geography, economy, government, and people. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gb.html

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59. Français Dictionary Science Botany (6); Dictionary Banking (2); Dictionary geography (1);Dictionary La Bible (5); le monde des Affaires (5); Littérature (13); Livres des http://www.worldlanguage.com/French/Languages/French.htm

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60. FOC Country Profile - Gabon Notes on geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel, current affairs. http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c

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