2014 AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - CAF CUTS AWARDS LISTS TO FIVE

Last month CAF announced an initial list of 25 names for its main 2014 African Player of the Year award.

3 Dec 2014
2014 AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - VOTING FOR THE AWARDS ENDED

Voting for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 closed at 18:00 GMT on Monday, 24 November.

26 Nov 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 6TH MATCHES - ALL RESULTS

Ivory Coast and Ghana reach finals 

19 Nov 2014
2014 AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - NOMINEES REVEAL PRIDE

A week ago the shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 was announced

17 Nov 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 5TH MATCHES - ALL RESULTS

South Africa are among six teams to have booked their place at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after each won their penultimate qualifier on Saturday.

16 Nov 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - GABON - 5TH MATCHES - PREVIEW

Gabon's Aubameyang to miss qualifier.

14 Nov 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 4TH MATCHES - ALL RESULTS

Cameroon on verge of qualification - Cameroon took a huge step towards qualification with a 2:0 victory over Sierra Leone on Wednesday.

16 Oct 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 3RD MATCHES - all results

Algeria beat Malawi 2:0 in their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday to be on the verge of booking their place at the final in Morocco.

11 Oct 2014
STARS IN EUROPE - GABON - AUBAMEYANG STRIKES IN DORTMUND VICTORY

Arsenal's Champions League Group D campaign got off to a poor start as Borussia Dortmund scored either side of half-time to secure a deserved victory.

18 Sep 2014
2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 2ND MATCHES - All RESULTS

Cameroon hit form to thrash Ivory Coast - They continued their resurgence as they hammered Ivory Coast 4:1 in their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Yaounde.

11 Sep 2014

‪Gabon‬
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 


Gabon is a sovereign state on the west coast of Central Africa.

Located on the equator, Gabon is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west.

It has an area of nearly 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi) and its population is estimated at 1.5 million people.

Its capital and largest city is Libreville.

Since its independence from France on August 17, 1960, Gabon has had three presidents.

In the early 1990s, Gabon introduced a multi-party system and a new democratic constitution that allowed for a more transparent electoral process and reformed many governmental institutions.

Gabon was also a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2010-2011 term.

Low population density, abundant petroleum, and foreign private investment(ambiguous) have helped make Gabon one of the most prosperous countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the highest HDI and the third highest GDP per capita (PPP) (after Equatorial Guinea and Botswana) in the region.

 

Gabonese Republic / République Gabonaise  (French)


Motto: "Union, Travail, Justice" (French) "Union, Work, Justice"

Anthem: La Concorde / The Concord

Capital and largest city: 
Libreville (0°23′N 9°27′E)

Official languages: French

Vernacular languages: 
Fang 
Myene 
Punu 
Nzebi

Ethnic groups: (2000) 
28.6% Fang 
10.2% Punu 
•  8.9% Nzebi 
 6.7% French 
 4.1% Mpongwe 
 154,000 others         


Demonym: 
Gabonese 
Gabonaise


Government:
• Presidential republic
• President:
• Prime Minister: 
 

Legislature: 
Parliament 
Upper house: 
Senate 
Lower house: 
National Assembly


Independence from France: 
August 17, 1960 

Area
• Total: 
267,667 km2 (76th) - 103,347 sq mi 
• Water (%): 
3.76%

Population: 
2009 estimate - 1,475,000 (150th) 

Density: 
5.5/km2 (216th) - 14.3/sq mi

GDP (PPP): 2014 estimate 
• Total: $32.682 billion 
• Per capita: $20,612

Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone: WAT (UTC+1) Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1) Drives on the right
Calling code: +241
ISO 3166 code: GA Internet TLD: .ga