s president as part of an investigation into African autocrats' suspected "ill-gotten gains". Teodoro Nguema Obiang had been called in for questioning by financial fraud squad officers over allegations of embezzling state funds, money laundering and breach of trust, in Paris on Wednesday. When the 41-year-old, known as Teodorin or TNO, failed to show up, Roger Le Loire, the judge heading the unprecedented...
s commitment to combat poaching and illegal wildlife trade. President Ali Bongo ignited the ivory pyre in the Cite de Democratie at a time of intense poaching pressure in central Africa, where record levels of elephant killings have been documented in the last year. "Gabon has a policy of zero tolerance for wildlife crime and we are putting in place the institutions and laws to ensure this policy is...
Energy secretary tells conference that growing pressure on water resources could worsen existing war and lead to new ones Water wars could be a real prospect in coming years as states struggle with the effects of climate change, growing demand for water and declining resources, the secretary of state for energy and climate change warned on Thursday. Ed Davey told a conference of high-ranking politicians...
s dramatic penalty shootout win over Ivory Coast in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Zambia's worst footballing disaster took place 19 years ago , when a rickety old military plane carrying a gifted national team crashed after takeoff, killing all on board. The plane had just refuelled at Libreville in Gabon, and the disaster plunged relations between Zambia and Gabon to new lows....