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Holiday Bonanza: Dangote reduces PMS price to N899.50k, allows credit purchase
Nairametrics
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December 19, 2024
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the price of its Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) product from N970 to N899.50k per litre, as a holiday promo in the Yuletide season. According to a statement by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer...
Afrijet expands route network to deepen regional travels
Business Day
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February 24, 2025
Afrijet Business Service (J7), one of the leading Central African airlines has expanded its network by adding Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and Bangui, Central African Republic, bringing its total destinations to 16 cities across the region in a move to...
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary Leads Forest Hike to Mount Gabon
Sierraloaded
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February 21, 2025
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, has organized a forest hike to Mount Gabon. This initiative brings together participants, including international tourists and representatives from...
Trump Hosts Five African Presidents, Discusses Resource Development and Economic Partnerships
City 105.1 FM
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July 10, 2025
On Wednesday, former U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to the White House for a high-level meeting aimed at exploring economic partnerships and investment opportunities in...
Deadly virus tears through 11 countries sparking health warning to travelling Brits
Daily Star
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February 17, 2025
Monkeypox: All you need to know about the diseaseThe UK government has issued an update list of countries posing a risk to Brits who travel there due to a deadly virus. Mpox has been spreading across the world recently, with a small number of...
How Black culture has shaped Paris—and where to experience it
AOL
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Travelers searching for immersive Black or African cultural experiences in Paris can start with a stroll through Marché Dejean in the city’s La Goutte d’Or district, also known as Little Africa. Photograph by Michael Zumstein, Agence...
Conservation education is about people too: Interview with Gabon’s Léa Moussavou
Mongabay
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February 14, 2025
With nearly 90% forest cover, Gabon is home to a biodiverse landscape that prompts the need for both conservation and environmental education among young generations. Environmental educator Léa Coralie Moussavou stresses that conservation is not...
Afrijet begins Nigeria-Gabon flight, expands regional routes
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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February 15, 2025
Afrijet has launched its first-ever flight from Libreville, Gabon, to Port Harcourt, Nigeria to strengthen regional connectivity. In a statement signed by the General Director of Afrijet, Nyl Moret-Mba, the move marks a new chapter in the...
Travellers warned to do one thing 'before they go' as three potentially deadly diseases spread - and one comes to UK
Birmingham Live
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December 2, 2024
Three potentially deadly viruses continue to spread across the world, prompting an urgent warning to travellers. The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed there was a fifth case of highly infectious Mpox last week in Leeds, with the infected...
Travelers Warned About Spread Of Deadly 'Bleeding Eyes' Virus
KFI AM 640 - California
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A global alert has been issued to travelers due to the spread of three deadly diseases: Marburg, Mpox, and Oropouche, which have now affected 17 countries. The Marburg virus, also known as the 'bleeding eyes' virus due to one of its symptoms, has...
Travellers warned after ‘bleeding eyes’ virus and two other deadly diseases spread
Metro
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November 29, 2024
Mpox, Marburg and Oropouche viruses can causes fevers, rashes, diarrhoea and even death (Picture: Metro/Shutterstock) Travellers have been urged to take extra precautions as the Marburg, Mpox and Oropouche viruses spread in 17 countries. Known as...
Travel warning as three deadly viruses spread to 17 countries - with UK case
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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December 2, 2024
Concerns are mounting as three deadly viruses have been reported in 17 countries, including one in the UK. Marburg, Mpox and Oropouche have continued to spread. Marburg virus, infamously known for causing "bleeding eyes" is one of the most lethal...
Afrijet starts Nigeria-Gabon flight
Punch
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February 11, 2025
AFRIJET has launched its first-ever flight from Libreville, Gabon, to Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in a significant move to strengthen regional connectivity. This, according to Afrijet, marks a new chapter in the airline’s expansion strategy, providing...
Gabon votes 'yes' to new constitution
Deutsche Welle
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November 18, 2024
Gabonese voters on Sunday approved a new constitution by a landslide 91.8%. Interior Minister Hermann Immongault said that turnout in the referendum was an estimated 53.5%. Broadcaster Gabon TV said there were no serious incidents during the...
Makary receives Gabon's Tourism Minister
MTV Lebanon
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Caretaker Minister of Information Ziad Makary received Gabon’s Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts, Pascal Ogowe Siffon, accompanied by the Chairman of Lancaster Hotels, Wissam Ali Ashour. Following the meeting, Minister Siffon stated, “I bring a...
Gabon votes on new constitution hailed by junta as ‘turning point’
Digital Journal
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November 16, 2024
Gabon holds a referendum on a junta-backed new constitution - Copyright AFP FADEL SENNA Sophie PONS Gabon holds a referendum Saturday on a new constitution that the junta calls a “major turning point” after a coup that brought the curtain down on...
Gabon votes on post-coup constitutional referendum
Deutsche Welle
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November 15, 2024
Gabon on Saturday is holding a referendum on whether the oil-rich West African nation should adopt a new constitution — a key step towards the return to civilian rule, where the country is run by elected officials rather than military leaders....
Gabon holds Constitution referendum
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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November 17, 2024
Gabon holds constitution referendum LIBREVILLE, Gabon -- Gabon held a referendum on Saturday on whether to adopt a new constitution, more than one year after mutinous soldiers overthrew the country's longtime president and seized power in the...
Gabon votes on new constitution after military seized power last year
Voice of America
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November 16, 2024
Gabon is holding a referendum Saturday on whether to adopt a new constitution more than one year after mutinous soldiers overthrew the country's longtime president and seized power in the oil-rich Central African nation. Nearly 1 million people...
"Such good English": Trump compliments Liberian president, a native English speaker
Africanews
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July 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump hosted five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” as the region reels from the impact of U.S. aid cuts. The surprise meeting with leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau...