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U.S. President Barack Obama has urged Gabon's President Ali Ben Bongo to root out corruption and protect human rights in the West African country.

Obama Urges Gabon's President to Root Out Corruption 2011

The White House has defended President Barack Obama's decision to meet Gabon's president despite corruption accusations leveled against him.

White House Defends Obama Meeting with Gabon President 2011

Last week, Gabon's opposition parties called for a 3-day national strike, in protest of last month's election, and to express solidarity with victims of the post-election violence in Port Gentil (although by most international news accounts, few if any in Libreville took up the call).

Global Voices in English » Gabon: Opposition Continues to Fight Election Result 2009

With Bongo's son as the ruling party's official candidate, Gabon's lack of a democratic tradition, and with the August 30th election fast approaching, Moubamba faces an uphill battle.

Global Voices in English » Gabon: Presidential Candidate Uses Social Media in Historic Election 2009

Elf, today named Total, is the most well-known of all the French companies that exploit Gabon's riches because of the controversy that from 1994 until 2004 put a spotlight on the links between the leadership of the oil company, the Bongo family, the mafia, and the heights of France's state apparatus.

Global Voices in English » Gabon: Opposition Continues to Fight Election Result 2009

The plant is located near Gabon's main seaport, giving it proximity to target markets in Africa, North America, Latin America and India and making the handling of materials efficient and cost-effective, Tata Chemicals said in a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Tata Chem Buys Stake in Gabon Urea Plant 2011

Half of that sum was destined for Gabon's defense minister, they were told.

Jury Clears Two Businessmen in 'Sting' Case on Bribery Christopher M. Matthews 2012

The $15 million contract was a ruse, with undercover FBI agents posing as representatives of Gabon's defense minister, according to court documents.

Jury Clears Two Businessmen in 'Sting' Case on Bribery Christopher M. Matthews 2012

Gabon's government dissolved the main opposition party after its leader declared himself president.

What's News: World-Wide 2011

Aligatoire wonders how a boycott could possibly work, given Gabon's extreme dependence on its former colonizer:

Global Voices in English » Gabon: Opposition Continues to Fight Election Result 2009