This thread is set up for those who can post photos of Libreville, capital of Gabon. I noticed a very good posting done of the second largest city Port Gentil, which also is a base for the oil industry. Also include photos of new projects and developments. Matthias I know you must have alot on this city as well. Look forward to your posts!

Where are the pictures?

OK.Here we go. It is hard to find any recent photos on Libreville. Most you see here date back from 2000 and 2001 or even older. In the last two years many things have been modernised (due to more money from oil) and new buildings have spring up....but as Gabon is still no tourist place very few photos do exist. Here are a few, nervertheless. I hope you like them, I will keep on adding.

http://f6bcl.free.fr/gabon/libreville/lbv26.jpg


http://www.ewatravel.com/pics/Libreville_nouveau.jpg


http://www.kneissls.com/images/PhotosLibreville/FrangipaniersRoofTops30.JPG

http://thibaut.ochin.free.fr/VIE/images/libreville/librevillepresidence.jpg

http://www.gabsoli.org/gabon/photos/images/Img29.png

http://www.sigmakalon.com/uploads/tx_skworldwide/.cached/5c4aa31d9f4d53a0363cd00d4917aeb2_gabon_libreville_conseil_economique.JPG

http://hotelkey.com/hoteles/_im1/imglib/hotelfotos/gratis/38861_001.jpg

http://www.kasbah.com/hotel-images/hlbv_b1.jpg

http://lgv2030.free.fr/sara/st_therese.jpg

http://www.zoulstory.com/afrique/gabon/libreville1/libreville/DSC01980.jpg

http://www.region-martinique.mq/francais/politiques/equi_trav_trans/images/route-echang.JPG

http://www.caribbean-direct.com/Martinique-Direct/Travel%20Supplies/MQE951saline2C.jpg

http://obame.ifrance.com/obame/hotel%20de%20ville.JPG

http://obame.ifrance.com/obame/affaires%20%E9trangeres.jpg

http://obame.ifrance.com/obame/beac.jpg

http://f6bcl.free.fr/agra/images/lbv5.jpg



highways out of Libreville

http://thibaut.ochin.free.fr/VIE/images/ndjole/lalaramitzic.jpg



http://www.kasbah.com/hotel-images/009017a.jpg

street scene:

http://www.gabsoli.org/gabon/photos/images/Img34.png

http://www.commerces-a-vendre.com/phot/nag2.jpg


http://www.kneissls.com/images/PhotosLibreville/CentrevilleFrangipaniers30.JPG


http://www.kneissls.com/images/PhotosLibreville/CentrevilleToSea50.JPG

http://lbv4eva.skyblog.com/pics/330599703.jpg

http://www.**********/thumbs/3/%7BE0739FC4-7882-48E1-9221-89AF14FF8AE2%7D/A0CPYA.jpg

French Cultural Centre. It is the biggest they build in Africa.

http://berclo.net/photos06/06ga07h.jpg

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/IMG/jpg/libreville_02.jpg



http://www.gabsoli.org/gabon/photos/images/Img28.png




beach scences not far from Libreville city centre

http://www.affection.org/images/album/6298_11V3090173.jpg



http://lafond.nom.fr/images/Photos/Libreville/images/05%20Rue%20Libreville.jpg


http://rene.mercier.free.fr/gabon/image005.jpg

http://rene.mercier.free.fr/gabon/image009.jpg

an exemplary villa of the wealthy people in Libreville/Gabon

http://rene.mercier.free.fr/gabon/image025.jpg

LA POINTE DÉNIS: (only showing a fraction of the actual area, try to get better photos than these below)

http://rene.mercier.free.fr/gabon/image003.jpg

http://rene.mercier.free.fr/gabon/image001.jpg

http://netfemmes.com/images/album/6298_10V6646997.jpg

http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/images/Photo%20074_new.jpg

TO BE CONTINUED... :)

smaller hotels:

http://metisse1601.skyblog.com/pics/172117601.jpg

http://myriam0510.skyblog.com/pics/540327154.jpg

http://perso.orange.fr/christian.huber/images/top133.JPG

http://vive-le-gabon.skyblog.com/pics/537231461.jpg
poor people´s housing:

http://girls-lbv.skyblog.com/pics/487282749.jpg

so and so snapshots:

http://ursula10.skyblog.com/pics/355999917.jpg

http://ursula10.skyblog.com/pics/417417627.jpg

http://ko6thegoldenchil.skyblog.com/pics/189292263.jpg

http://realfilsdlbv.skyblog.com/pics/249367208.jpg

http://mickaelbdu17.skyblog.com/pics/491935884.jpg

http://felicia20.skyblog.com/pics/404419748.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/76/211976912_eae60902c9.jpg?v=0

Gabonese newcomer "Gregson" (singer)

http://felicia20.skyblog.com/pics/469194590.jpg



entry to a club near the beach

http://imagineressources.linternaute.com/document/image/540/camion-attraction-architecture-dancing-libreville-778635.jpg

beach in Libreville

http://imagineressources.linternaute.com/document/image/540/plage-palmier-mer-libreville-equateur-662470.jpg



http://axlm.skyblog.com/pics/photo_12119340.jpg

http://vive-le-gabon.skyblog.com/pics/537097196.jpg

On the right, there is a famous Gabonese African artist and fashion designer "Annelise" . She also boutiques and a small art gallery in Europe (France).

http://mmeazed.skyblog.com/pics/391128325.jpg

http://mmeazed.skyblog.com/pics/391134588.jpg

highways in Gabon

http://www.reiseblogger.de/motorradnomaden/images/autobahn_dschungel.JPG

http://vive-le-gabon.skyblog.com/pics/540396312.jpg

http://vive-le-gabon.skyblog.com/pics/537590868.jpg


http://vive-le-gabon.skyblog.com/pics/537590004.jpg

http://vive-le-gabon.skyblog.com/pics/537588583.jpg


http://vive-le-gabon.skyblog.com/pics/537586330.jpg


http://vive-le-gabon.skyblog.com/pics/537475128.jpg

this is a ministry building, it is very colourful

http://valetvan.free.fr/images/bigphotos/Gabon/FIL9076.jpg

before a tropical downpour ......

http://vive-le-gabon.skyblog.com/pics/537462235.jpg

http://mishami.image.pbase.com/u37/runbeagle/upload/32068204.Gabon20040717_0030.jpg


http://vive-le-gabon.skyblog.com/pics/537109625.jpg


entry to one of the various boat clubs....

http://vive-le-gabon.skyblog.com/pics/537239546.jpg


Well, this could be somewhere Europe but it is in Gabon. President Bongo built this building.

http://valetvan.free.fr/images/bigphotos/Gabon/FIL9143.jpg


http://valetvan.free.fr/images/bigphotos/Gabon/FIL9372.jpg


http://valetvan.free.fr/images/bigphotos/Gabon/FIL8919.jpg

http://valetvan.free.fr/images/bigphotos/Gabon/FIL8928.jpg


here is another picture from LA POINTE DÉNIS (see for other photos above)

http://valetvan.free.fr/images/bigphotos/Gabon/Photos-Gabon-2-023.jpg

http://valetvan.free.fr/images/bigphotos/Gabon/Photos-Gabon-2-022.jpg

http://valetvan.free.fr/images/bigphotos/Gabon/FIL16109.jpg


http://www.kneissls.com/images/PhotosLibreville/BarracudaBeachSlide.JPG


photos of a privately run bird zoo

http://www.kneissls.com/images/PhotosLibreville/BirdyArtWaterfall.jpg


http://www.kneissls.com/images/PhotosLibreville/BirdyArtHairyDuck.jpg


http://www.kneissls.com/images/PhotosLibreville/BirdyArtTeaHouse.jpg

http://www.kneissls.com/images/PhotosLibreville/BirdyArtMohamed.jpg


http://sid.rstack.org/gallery/galleries/200510_Libreville/lq/img-38.jpg

http://www.alliancegabon.com/pht/app2.jpg

http://www.gabonplus.com/cmet/ftp/alliancegabon/mobilier/alg5cb3c61d.jpeg

http://libreville01.skyblog.com/pics/393737372.jpg


http://sid.rstack.org/gallery/galleries/200510_Libreville/lq/img-117.jpg


international model of Gabonese origin. Her name is "Gloria Mika" and she already modelled for numerous big brand ames. Although the country is really small, it nevertheless manages to produce quite a good deal of singers and models and even beauty pageants....

http://www.gloriamika.com/5.gif

http://www.gloriamika.com/1.gif

http://www.gloriamika.com/13.gif

http://www.gloriamika.com/17.gif

http://www.gloriamika.com/8a.gif

http://www.gloriamika.com/7a.gif


I WILL KEEP ON ADDING :)

http://www.accpuf.org/photos/GABsiege01.jpg


Libreville is famous for its military parades (a heritage from colonial times) which take place at least twice a year. Here is one....


http://cestovatele.asmat.cz/fotky/velke/10277_v.jpg

http://cestovatele.asmat.cz/fotky/velke/10280_v.jpg


http://cestovatele.asmat.cz/fotky/velke/10281_v.jpg


This is another and a very beautiful photo from "la Pointe Dénis" when the weather is fine. :cheers:

http://cestovatele.asmat.cz/fotky/velke/10226_v.jpg

http://www.epco.aero/gabon/Jour2/photos/IMG_0985.jpg

http://www.epco.aero/gabon/Jour2/photos/022.jpg

so and so photos:

http://www.epco.aero/gabon/Jour11/photos/IMG_0542.jpg

http://www.epco.aero/gabon/Jour5/photos/IMG_1130.jpg

http://www.epco.aero/gabon/Jour5/photos/IMG_1137.jpg

http://www.genivar.com/upload/realizations/Gabon.jpg

http://www.peugeotgabon.com/photo/Gabon/facadeGabon_1.JPG


http://www.peugeotgabon.com/photo/Gabon/gabon_peugeot_rapide_1.JPG


http://idata.over-blog.com/0/24/25/83/sa400603.jpg



http://www.adminet.com/world/ga/gabon.jpg


http://www.blessitt.com/photos/Gabon/Gabon2.jpg

http://www.epco.aero/gabon/Jour1/photos/IMG_0966.jpg


hotel

http://www.gabonplus.com/main/gphoto/meridien2.jpg

http://ticia21.skyblog.com/pics/337190538.jpg

http://okemvele.skyblog.com/pics/58363479.jpg

GABONESE SINGER "AFRODIZIAC"

http://ionmarchico.skyblog.com/pics/21676044.jpg

http://www.rnbjam.com/modules/news/images/212.jpg

IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO HIS SONGS CLICK ON:
http://www.lsinternet.com/

i will continue....

Where are the pictures?

You started this thread, u tell us. ;)

more "so and so" photos, there are many personal blogs to be found with tons of photos from people, I just give you a small insight...they are all taken in Libreville and show life as a whole from one angle:

http://samamigos.skyblog.com/pics/459223217.jpg

http://yohan5603.skyblog.com/pics/524336036.jpg

http://yohan5603.skyblog.com/pics/524375576.jpg

http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/84235818.jpg

http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/375981524.jpg

http://tyfana.skyblog.com/pics/286038302.jpg

http://nanache03.skyblog.com/pics/166659380.jpg

http://tyfana.skyblog.com/pics/286401454.jpg

taken in a sports and outdoor store in Libreville

http://tyfana.skyblog.com/pics/337846307.jpg

taken at an (outdoor) bar/restaurant

http://halfcast.skyblog.com/pics/501645551.jpg


http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/542825063.jpg

http://gabon120013.skyblog.com/pics/159640933.jpg

http://barbie198.skyblog.com/pics/184474627.jpg


http://barbie198.skyblog.com/pics/185945737.jpg

http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/414791413.jpg

carnival libreville sytle

http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/414834060.jpg



http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/126324017.jpg

http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/236923399.jpg

http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/223831775.jpg


http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/247104362.jpg

http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/152451928.jpg


http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/179029494.jpg

a kind of a "boy and girl" band Gabonese style posing for a photo in the streets of Libreville

http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/180605680.jpg


at a highschool in libreville

http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/184293993.jpg

taken in a high-brow club in Libreville

http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/223797643.jpg




http://gabomazes.skyblog.com/pics/484678391.jpg

http://gabomazes.skyblog.com/pics/407793091.jpg

http://gabomazes.skyblog.com/pics/191227317.jpg


MISS GABON 2001

http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/83084291.jpg


http://yohan5603.skyblog.com/pics/530789315.jpg

http://yohan5603.skyblog.com/pics/530802625.jpg

http://lelousteph.skyblog.com/pics/151719491.jpg

http://lelousteph.skyblog.com/pics/151723673.jpg

Gabonese traditional art. There are quite a few nice art markets and galleries in Libeville.

http://lbv4eva.skyblog.com/pics/301193054.jpg


http://aimee02.skyblog.com/pics/158325554.jpg


city centre in Libreville (I like the greenery all over)

http://aimee02.skyblog.com/pics/325431781.jpg

Hotel "Mont de cristal"

http://aimee02.skyblog.com/pics/325425606.jpg


http://missgabon01.skyblog.com/pics/320151350.jpg


this is a very good and very big French-style hypermarket called "Mbolo". You will find anything in it your heart desires. (been there myself). There are around 40 check-out slots in it.

http://lelousteph.skyblog.com/pics/117368374.jpg


at a bowling alley in Libreville

http://lelousteph.skyblog.com/pics/117382410.jpg


at the horse riding club

http://lelousteph.skyblog.com/pics/120949353.jpg

http://lelousteph.skyblog.com/pics/120953239.jpg

http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/97255786.jpg



http://nuage66.skyblog.com/pics/131558996.jpg

http://nuage66.skyblog.com/pics/367021396.jpg

http://nuage66.skyblog.com/pics/367024617.jpg


http://nuage66.skyblog.com/pics/367026905.jpg



again a photo of "la pointe dénis" in the backround.....

http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/245414771.jpg

weekend hangout places in Pointe Dénis

http://barbie198.skyblog.com/pics/79694745.jpg

http://barbie198.skyblog.com/pics/80116887.jpg

at a small hotel

http://tyfana.skyblog.com/pics/285123744.jpg




THESE ARE TWO A NEW PHOTOS (JUNE 2006). They show office buildings

http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/541985141.jpg

http://www.cristacurva.com.mx/proyectos/edificio_la_cima.jpg

African cities are looking better and better everyday.

Very Controversial,

Thank you.
Libreville is a small city by African standards (although it is the capital of Gabon). And it is pleasant to live there. By the way, are you Polynesian, can you give me a link to a thread that shows Polynesian Cities? :)

More photos from La Pointe Dénis

http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif


http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif


http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif


http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif


http://colorsofgabon.skyblog.com/pics/photo_15031505.jpg


http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif


http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif


http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

area around "la Sablière" in Libreville

http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

http://lafond.nom.fr/images/Photos/Libreville/images/11%20Palais%20presidentiel.jpg

http://lafond.nom.fr/images/Photos/Libreville/images/12%20Bld%20Independance.jpg

old colonial remnant

http://lafond.nom.fr/images/Photos/Site/images/01%20La%20mission.jpg

http://colorsofgabon.skyblog.com/pics/493493926.jpg

Libreville is famous for its military parades (a heritage from colonial times)

What a grave tragedy, my sincerest condolences....Jokes aside, Great thread Matthias. Nice pics.

Thanks Naijalove for leaving a comment!
:)

Some photos didn´t appear in my last posting. So I will just give the link for those interested. There are worth looking at!

La Pointe Dénis (that week-end hang-out you have already seen some photos above)



http://www.flickr.com/photos/moodyworld/178607795/in/set-72157594182864843/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/moodyworld/178609148/in/set-72157594182864843/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/moodyworld/178610042/in/set-72157594182864843/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/moodyworld/178606819/in/set-72157594182864843/

Here are some more Libreville photos. Elections were nearing...you see the poster

http://www.flickr.com/photos/moodyworld/178598053/in/set-72157594182825199/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/moodyworld/178598824/in/set-72157594182825199/

PS: Mosi-oa-Tunya, where are you? You asked me (among others) to create a thread about Libreville and now you don´t come and leave a comment?!

more "so and so" pics:

http://les3continent.skyblog.com/pics/386655324.jpg

http://les3continent.skyblog.com/pics/380771157.jpg

http://lenfantdugabon.skyblog.com/pics/533052644.jpg

http://sairus04.skyblog.com/pics/220042304.jpg


http://shaitan69.skyblog.com/pics/463371087.jpg


http://sunnyrisou.skyblog.com/pics/337909850.jpg

http://sunnyrisou.skyblog.com/pics/153172473.jpg

at a nightclub in Libreville, a band performing...

http://sairus04.skyblog.com/pics/220179085.jpg

http://sairus04.skyblog.com/pics/220175564.jpg




http://diexl.skyblog.com/pics/119006747.jpg

http://sunnyrisou.skyblog.com/pics/389946603.jpg


http://vscgdelbeve.skyblog.com/pics/491912948.jpg


http://worldgirl01.skyblog.com/pics/464329346.jpg

Libreville, Le Merdien sea-side hotel

http://worldgirl01.skyblog.com/pics/321067320.jpg




ANOTHER

GABONESE SINGER called "Gael Amour"..Here is his link, if you want to listen to one of his songs, click beneath the small green sign/buttom beneath is picture on the link.

http://music.lbvgroove.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=117&Itemid=38

http://caroetanny.skyblog.com/pics/371737165.jpg

here is a pic from one of the art markets in Libreville I talked about ("Marché artisanal")

http://caroetanny.skyblog.com/pics/371740025.jpg

another small privately run hotel

http://caroetanny.skyblog.com/pics/372934064.jpg

inside the hotel...

http://caroetanny.skyblog.com/pics/372935593.jpg

http://caroetanny.skyblog.com/pics/372936761.jpg

housing area in Libreville

http://lbvgege.skyblog.com/pics/450225113.jpg

deserted and wild beach south of Libreville

http://lbvgege.skyblog.com/pics/471193233.jpg

http://lbvgege.skyblog.com/pics/508741104.jpg

at a club in Libreville....

http://ticia21.skyblog.com/pics/337219562.jpg

http://glenny14.skyblog.com/pics/427984029.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/25/64519850_348425e51d_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/29/64519849_22222179eb_o.jpg

lovely pics of libreville... brilliant work peeps :applause:

http://trendy-girls.skyblog.com/pics/293534100.jpg


the outskirts of Libreville


http://trendy-girls.skyblog.com/pics/293533772.jpg


IMG]http://ani2001.skyblog.com/pics/136387779.jpg[/IMG]

I couldn´t help posting these photo, too. I found it on that Libreville girl´s skyblog...She is simply :eek2: :scouserd:

http://ani2001.skyblog.com/pics/136455786.jpg

http://sd6joey.skyblog.com/pics/153362892.jpg

http://sd6joey.skyblog.com/pics/157586162.jpg

small private hotel again

http://sd6joey.skyblog.com/pics/373250302.jpg

http://sd6joey.skyblog.com/pics/408126814.jpg

Here is that photo of the girl with that divine body at the door (last psoting)...got some photos from that Libreville girl´s thread...the photos didn´t show up, so here again....

http://ani2001.skyblog.com/pics/136387779.jpg

ONE BIG PROBLEM with Libreville is that there are very few photos of projects or newly constructed buildings on the internet. You can read in the Gabonese newspapers that new building are continously inaugurated but there are no photos of them. Currently the Chinese are building a "Cité de l´ Information", a big project consisting of various office blocks and a small campus. They also build new ministry buildings. The French (in corporation with local firms) are soon beginning with the new ultra-modern international airport. You have got that huge waterfront project for 400$ million and so on. Then I read recently that a glitzy hotel tower of more than 30 floors is in its planning stages in Libreville by an Arab construction firm. It will be the highest building in entire Gabon....but again no photos. For those who have been to Gabon ,or Libreville to be more precise, know that some cranes and/or construction sites are dotting the cityscape all the time constructing new buildings, roads etc. but that country is very lazy at marketing itself, unfortunately. :bash: This is certainly due the fact that Gabon is not yet a tourist place like Ghana, Uganda, Namibia, South Africa or Senegal, for example. (although the country has all what it takes to become a tourist place.) Nevertheless, I try to find pics and continue to post them.

Some more Libreville photos (the blue or red Toyotas you might have spotted on some pics, are taxis in Libreville...just like on the following photo..). ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS WERE TAKEN IN 2002

http://image07.webshots.com/7/5/10/27/184251027maUfTy_ph.jpg

http://image18.webshots.com/19/5/29/70/212352970sDbKLg_ph.jpg

http://image16.webshots.com/16/1/68/57/210916857NrMxvF_ph.jpg

http://image22.webshots.com/23/5/17/42/212351742IDcXax_ph.jpg

http://image22.webshots.com/23/5/27/99/212352799JedMsN_ph.jpg

http://image18.webshots.com/19/5/13/65/212351365HyJkkh_ph.jpg


http://image22.webshots.com/22/5/46/91/212354691gqPGqF_ph.jpg

http://image22.webshots.com/22/5/68/84/212356884ONGUXW_ph.jpg

This is another French-sytle hypermarket (showing part of it). It is called "Géant".

http://image20.webshots.com/20/5/53/47/212355347OfSiaR_ph.jpg

http://image20.webshots.com/20/1/91/33/215219133tAzwkr_ph.jpg

Well, something has not worked with my last posting. allmost all photos failed to show up.

I will try to post them later.

Here are some other photos of Libreville. I just give it another try, hopefully they will appear this time. If not I will just leave it! It is really frustrating...

street scenes in Libreville

http://static.flickr.com/37/94629442_1c71fd9dab_o.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif


http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif


small private-run hotel in "la Sablière", part of Libreville

http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif


http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

A beautiful "la pointe Dénis" photo, some weekend houses below

http://static.flickr.com/30/64519848_75e208bfce_o.jpg

ONE more pic on Libreville that I managed to find...

http://dibale.skyblog.com/pics/587622618.jpg

From Libreville there is a train that leaves to Gabon´s third largest city called Franceville (which is in the eastern part of the country). This extravagant project was completed at a staggering cost of more than $2 billion dollars in the 80´s by the Gabonese government. Four years back it was partly privatised and the company is running very well. Trains and railnetwork is well maintained! The train is called "Transgabonais". Although I didn´t take the trip when I was in Gabon, people told it is worth it; an epic journey right through endless miles of deep equatorial rainforest, savannah hills and lush greenery with almost no soul that crosses your path. The plane from Libreville to Franceville will take 40-45 minutes or one can also go on a newly constructed interregional expressway.

Transgabonais: Libreville to Franceville. some photos shot during the trip

http://static.flickr.com/42/116712196_f66d41d1c3.jpg?v=0

http://imagineressources.linternaute.com/document/image/540/vallee-vallon-campagne-transgabonais-train-11252.jpg

http://www.ewatravel.com/pics/Transgabonais_tren.jpg

http://www.ewatravel.com/pics/104-0496_IMG.JPG

http://www.hughes.com/HUGHES/Doc/0/E12GJO6Q23A4H2G17CD1RE6M5E/Gabon2.jpg

http://www.groupe-vinci.com/Appli/vnc/lvrvnc.nsf/(toutdoc)/6BE9F839C996DF6BC1256F5B005162D5/$File/CHAP12_img_50.jpg

http://gabon-image.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/francevillemoanda.jpg.w560h420.jpg



http://www.mobot.org/mobot/photoessays/gabon/images/20.jpg

http://www.mobot.org/mobot/photoessays/gabon/images/138.jpg

http://www.mobot.org/mobot/photoessays/gabon/images/11.jpg

Some more backround information on the Transgabonais rail

A new TES™ satellite system from HNS is now supporting the Transgabonais Railway network in Gabon, Central Africa. The rail network plays a vital role in the economic life of Gabon and the surrounding region as well.

Railway infrastructure is critical to Gabon’s economic growth

The network consists of 22 stations including the central station in Libreville, the capital. Because it is a single-track system, with passing tracks every 30 kilometers, providing accurate, timely updates of train arrivals and departures for coordination is critical to maintain safe operations.

As the Transgabonais network grew over the years, its original terrestrial communications system was no longer able to cover the entire network or meet the increased demands for reliability. The railway management called upon Gabon Telecom, its local provider, to specify and install a new system.
Meeting the need for increased reliability with satellite

Gabon Telecom had already been successfully operating an HNS satellite telephony network to provide telecommunications services throughout rural Gabon for 10 years, and had extensive experience with and confidence in the technology’s performance and reliability. So recommending an HNS satellite solution for the railway’s new network was a logical choice. The solution, a TES system, includes a hub earth station as well as C-band remote terminals.

The TES solution was chosen because it supports simultaneous transmission to several stations in a mesh configuration, it is flexible and easy to install, and its transmission costs are not sensitive to distance or number of installations.

Installation began in late 2003, and the network has been accepted and is operating well. "The HNS satellite solution has already improved both security and the movement of trains throughout the network,” commented Mr. Hervé Ossamy, Administrateur Directeur Général/CEO of Gabon Telecom. “And its flexibility opens the door for possible future services such as messaging and reservations for ticketing.”

ONE MORE PIC ON POINTE DÉNIS BEACH

http://www.ewatravel.com/pics/Pointe_Dennis_1.jpg

one small boat club outside Libreville

http://gabon-image.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/pog301.jpg.w560h419.jpg

Looks like some beautiful beaches and wilderness areas in Gabon. South African Airways is planning to start flights there soon which should open up more tourism potential.

More Libreville pics

http://maiber83.free.fr/Libreville/images/DSCN0097.jpg


public parking space in Libreville

http://maiber83.free.fr/Libreville/images/DSCN0091.jpg


governement building

http://maiber83.free.fr/Libreville/images/DSCN0093.jpg

during Christmas time "petit papa Noel" in Libreville

http://maiber83.free.fr/Libreville/images/DSCN0114.jpg

school in Libreville

http://maiber83.free.fr/Libreville/images/DSCN0126.jpg

another street scene in Libreville

http://maiber83.free.fr/Libreville/images/DSCN0138.jpg

I posted this building earlier but here is another shot of it, it is really weird and colourful....I like it but it is hard to explain why:)

http://maiber83.free.fr/Libreville/images/DSCN0165.jpg

The following Libreville pics date back to 2002...all of the red white or white blue cars you might spot on some of the pics are taxis.....

http://image16.webshots.com/16/1/68/57/210916857NrMxvF_ph.jpg

http://image02.webshots.com/2/9/99/86/184199986SaRLnr_ph.jpg

http://image20.webshots.com/20/2/28/10/210922810MTXXjj_ph.jpg

http://image22.webshots.com/22/5/46/91/212354691gqPGqF_ph.jpg

http://image22.webshots.com/23/5/17/42/212351742IDcXax_ph.jpg

http://image22.webshots.com/23/5/27/99/212352799JedMsN_ph.jpg

http://image18.webshots.com/19/5/29/70/212352970sDbKLg_ph.jpg

highway below...

http://image20.webshots.com/20/5/37/64/212353764tTzrhy_ph.jpg

another hypermarket...

http://image20.webshots.com/20/5/53/47/212355347OfSiaR_ph.jpg

Damn, some of the images simply don´t pop up...but I continue to post what I find, nevertheless....

http://www.lavieenrosedejulio.com/index_photos/gabon_clem_160104/images/gabon_clem_160104_185_JPG.jpg

http://www.lavieenrosedejulio.com/index_photos/gabon_clem_160104/images/gabon_clem_160104_186_JPG.jpg

http://www.lavieenrosedejulio.com/index_photos/gabon_clem_160104/images/gabon_clem_160104_34_jpg.jpg

outside of the city

http://www.lavieenrosedejulio.com/index_photos/gabon_clem_160104/images/gabon_clem_160104_19_jpg.jpg

These are all photos taken in 2005, so they are pretty recent ones!

Libreville street scene

http://blog.ifrance.com/afrishop/blogimage.php?i=150719&rnd=1165089953093

http://blog.ifrance.com/afrishop/blogimage.php?i=150695&rnd=1165090338878

BIG CYCLING TOUR CALLED "LA TROPICALE AMISSA BONGO" STARTING FROM LIBREVILLE THROUGH GABON

http://www.velo-club.net/users_private/colbleu/Tropicale.jpg

Some of the sponsors:

http://www.latropicale.gaboneco.com/img/Encartlogos.jpg

http://www.latropicale.gaboneco.com/img/institition.jpg

Background Information:

"La Tropicale Amisa Bongo" was initiated last year for the first time. It is modelled after the "Tour de France" and the "Tour du Faso" in Burkina Faso.

FONDATION ALBERTINE AMISSA BONGO
La Fondation Amissa Bongo est une association à but non lucratif régie par la Loi N°35/62 du 10 mai 1962 et le décret 86/PR/MI du 17 décembre 1962, déclarée d’utilité publique le 24 août 2005.

Son objet est de :
- perpétuer la mémoire de Mademoiselle AMISSA BONGO par la création d’un centre d’accueil, d’information et de formation pour des jeunes filles sans appui familial
- promouvoir des activités se rattachant directement ou indirectement à l’objet social, notamment par le développement d’action ponctuelles ou récurrentes, médicales, sportives, culturelles et humanitaires, en direction des populations gabonaises. Ces actions peuvent être menées en concertation avec différentes ONG.

Les ressources de l’Association sont issues des cotisations, subventions, dons et legs, de produits de manifestations organisées par l’Association, ainsi que toute autre ressources non interdite par les Lois et Règlements.

A ce jour, les principales actions menées par la Fondation sont des actions sanitaires et humanitaires (caravanes médicales sillonnant les différentes provinces et offrant des consultations spécialisées, sensibilisation sur le VIH sida, campagne de vaccinations… etc), l’organisation de congrès internationaux pour la formation médicale continue, des dons de
matériels techniques et spécialisés en vue de l’amélioration du fonctionnement de différents services du CHL et d’autres établissements ainsi que l’organisation d’évènements populaires tels que la Tropicale Amissa Bongo.

La Fondation Albertine Amissa Bongo est administrée de la manière suivante :
La Présidente d’Honneur Fondatrice est Madame Pascaline MFERRI BONGO ONDIMBA, Directeur de Cabinet du Président de la République.
La Présidente exécutive est Madame Paulette MISSAMBO, Ministre d’Etat, Ministre de la Santé.
Le Premier Vice-Président est Monsieur Ali Ben BONGO ONDIMBA


Partcipating cycling teams in 2007:


from Africa:

mostly form French-speaking Africa
Gabon- host country
Senegal
Marocco
Cameroon
Côte d´ivoire
Burkina Faso
Central African Republic

From Europe:

-various French cycling teams
Holland
Luxemburg
Belgium
Germany



Route Map which starts from Libreville:


LES ETAPES
PROLOGUE
Boucle de 1,6 km sur le Bord de Mer entre le Feu Rouge Pharmacie de l'Océan et la Station Shell (Départ et arrivée devant la Tribune Officielle)
10.00 à 11.45 Début des Animations + Départ de la Caravane
12.00 à 12.45 Présentation des équipes par Daniel MANGEAS et Soufiane COULIBALY
13.00 Départ de la Course par élimination devant la Tribune Officielle
14.30 Arrivée devant la Tribune Officielle suivie du Protocole
15.00 Fin du Prologue

ETAPE 1 KANGO - LAMBARENE (140 KM)
DEPART
Transfert avant départ de 90 km en convois
Départ des Convois pour KANGO 8.00
Rassemblement de Départ : au carrefour, à hauteur de la station Total
Signatures 10.20 à 11.20
Appel 11.25
Départ Fictif 11.30
Départ Réel Lancé : au Poste de Gendarmerie (1km du départ fictif) 11.35

ARRIVEE
Arrivée de la Caravane 14.00
Arrivée des coureurs devant la Tribune Officielle de LAMBARENE. Ligne droite de 350 m après un dernier virage à droite 15.00
Permanence, Jury des Commissaires et Salle de Presse à l'HOTEL OGOOUE PALACE

Recueillement des participants et organisateurs sur la tombe de Georges RAWIRI ?
ETAPE 2 LAMBARENE - BIFOUN (76 KM)
DEPART
Rassemblement de Départ : Tribune Officielle
Signatures 07.35 à 08.35
Appel 08.40
Départ Fictif : vers le quartier Issac 2ème arrondissement 08.45
Départ Réel Lancé : 300 m après sortie du Pont et Carrefour (2km après départ fictif) 08.50

ARRIVEE
Arrivée de la Caravane 09.30
Arrivée devant la Station TOTAL (dernier kilomètre en montée) 10.30
Permanence, Jury des Commissaires et Salle de Presse à l'AGASS prés du marché

TRANSBORDEMENTS
Après l'arrivée, Transbordement des coureurs par la route jusqu'à LAMBARENE (76 km) puis Transbordement aérien LAMBARENE / OYEM
Les suiveurs rejoignent OYEM par la route

ETAPE 3 BITAM - OYEM (114 KM)
DEPART
Transfert avant départ de 80 km en convois
Départ des Convois pour BITAM 9.00
Arrivée des Convois à BITAM 10.15
Rassemblement de Départ : Place de l'Indépendance
Signatures 10.50 à 11.50
Appel 11.55
Départ Fictif 12.00
Départ Réel Lancé : devant la maison du Chef de quartier AFFAP-AVION (1km du départ fictif) 12.05

ARRIVEE
Arrivée de la Caravane 14.00
Arrivée devant la Tribune Officielle de OYEM à l'issue d'un circuit final de 8,2 km à parcourir 5 fois 15.00
Permanence, Jury des Commissaires et Salle de Presse à l'EFM (200 m de la ligne d'arrivée)

ETAPE 4 OYEM - MITZIC (105,5 KM)
DEPART
Rassemblement de Départ : Tribune Officielle
Signatures 07.20 à 08.20
Appel 08.25
Départ Fictif : 08.30
Départ Réel Lancé : après le carrefour (Poste de Police) soit 3,3 km du départ fictif 08.40

ARRIVEE
Arrivée de la Caravane 10.00
Arrivée devant la Tribune Officielle de MITZIC 11.00
Permanence, Jury des Commissaires : Mairie de MITZIC
Salle de Presse : Salle du Conseil Départemental

TRANSBORDEMENTS
Après l'arrivée, Transbordement des coureurs par la route jusqu'à OYEM(105 km) puis Transbordement aérien OYEM / LIBREVILLE
Les suiveurs rejoignent LIBREVILLE par la route

ETAPE 5 LIBREVILLE - LIBREVILLE (123 KM)
DEPART
Rassemblement de Départ : Place de l'Indépendance
Signatures 10.50 à 11.50
Appel 11.55
Départ Fictif : vers le quartier Issac 2ème arrondissement 12.00
Départ Réel Lancé : Sortie de l'échangeur PK5 NZENG AYONG (sous l'échangeur de la Démocratie). Soit 6 km après le départ fictif 12.15

ARRIVEE
Arrivée de la Caravane 14.00
Arrivée devant la Tribune Officielle à l'issue d'un circuit final de 10,7 km à parcourir 8 fois 15.00
Permanence, Jury des Commissaires et Salle de Presse à l'INTER-CONTINENTAL






Photos of the tour 2007 which has been officially kicked off on last Sunday Jan.:

leaving Libreville....and riding through Gabon

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/PROLOGUE/640/Peloton%20africain.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/PROLOGUE/640/Passage%20Ligne%202.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/PROLOGUE/640/Peloton%20europeens.jpg

http://www.artek.fr/tropicale/popups/etape1/diapo6.jpg

http://www.artek.fr/tropicale/popups/etape1/diapo15.jpg

http://www.artek.fr/tropicale/popups/etape1/diapo17.jpg


http://www.gabonews.ga/newsmanager/francais/IMG/jpg/Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_Prologue_124.jpg


http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/00%20Etape%201/640/Tropicale%20Amissa%20Bongo%20Kango%20Lambare%A6%FCne%A6%FC%20Peloton.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/00%20Etape%201/640/DSC_0160.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/PHOTO%202006/640/La%20Tropicale%202006%20Libreville.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/Etape%202/640/Tropicale%20Amissa%20Bongo%20Lambare%A6%FCne%A6%FC%20Bifoun%20vue.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/Etape%202/640/Tropicale%20Amissa%20Bongo%20Lambare%A6%FCne%A6%FC%20Bifoun%20Gabon.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/Etape%202/640/Tropicale%20Amissa%20Bongo%20Lambare%A6%FCne%A6%FC%20Bifoun%20Se%A6%FCne%A6%FCgal.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/Etape%202/640/Tropicale%20Amissa%20Bongo%20Lambare%A6%FCne%A6%FC%20Bifoun%20retardataires.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/FOND%20ECRAN/640/FE1%20La%20Tropicale%202006%20Gabon.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/PHOTO%202006/640/Tropicale%202006%20Bifoun%20Lambar%E9n%E9%201.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/PHOTO%202006/640/Tropicale%202006%20Lambar%E9n%E9%20Kango%202.jpg

http://www.artek.fr/tropicale/popups/etape3/diapo36.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/Etape%202/640/Tropicale%20Amissa%20Bongo%20Lambare%A6%FCne%A6%FC%20Bifoun%20fore%A6%E9t.jpg

approaching the city of Lambaréné:

http://www.artek.fr/tropicale/popups/etape2/diapo30.jpg

http://www.artek.fr/tropicale/popups/etape2/diapo33.jpg

some "so and so" pictures...

http://www.artek.fr/tropicale/popups/parrain/diapo8.jpg

http://www.artek.fr/tropicale/popups/parrain/diapo13.jpg

http://www.artek.fr/tropicale/popups/gazette/diapo12.jpg

http://www.artek.fr/tropicale/popups/gazette/diapo7.jpg



photos taken on the route

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/PAYSAGES%20DU%20GABON/640/For%EAt%20de%20bambou%20Gabon.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/PAYSAGES%20DU%20GABON/640/Lambar%E9n%E9%20Gabon.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/PAYSAGES%20DU%20GABON/640/Passage%20de%20l'%E9quateur%20Gabon.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/PAYSAGES%20DU%20GABON/640/Route%20Libreville%20Oyem%20Gabon.jpg

http://www.artek.fr/tropicale/popups/gazette/diapo11.jpg

http://www.artek.fr/tropicale/popups/organisation/diapo2.jpg

http://www.artek.fr/tropicale/popups/organisation/diapo6.jpg



Due to the website I have visited, prices will range between 3500 Euros to 40 000 Euros for the winner (26 million CFA Franc). Surprisngly, everyone partcipating will go home with cash!!! Moreover, there are many other prices like cars; trips and electronic equipment

....To Be Continued

...Some more Libreville photos (taken in early 2005)

http://e.rycks.com/gallery/galleries/20051031_rall2005/lq/img-234.jpg

on a rainy day in Libreville

http://www.honug.free.fr/gabon/photos/libreville/images/libreville007.jpg

http://www.honug.free.fr/gabon/photos/libreville/images/libreville008.jpg

http://tkfiles.storage.msn.com/x1piPf2uYf5UDfEoLcZIHB703_9R3iLrN1182TSB-QU7HyCdA7DeJ6inKhWZOZDgbEDsR-QoHiBIeL4v1ml4vLGMZyUHrJhE43muY2kADNLfpU

http://www.zoulstory.com/afrique/gabon/libreville1/libreville/DSC01980.jpg

http://storage.canalblog.com/97/80/8240/6389325.jpg

http://storage.canalblog.com/42/50/8240/6389316.jpg

http://storage.canalblog.com/13/26/8240/6299347.jpg

http://storage.canalblog.com/66/24/8240/6299321.jpg

http://storage.canalblog.com/27/98/8240/6236945.jpg

http://marouche24.canalblog.com/images/DSCN2897.JPG

http://storage.canalblog.com/42/90/8240/6299232.jpg



http://i5.pbase.com/g3/33/82133/2/53854267.CNPNHQ5095.jpg

EkWata Village (week-end lodge) and Pointe Dénis pics

http://www.honug.free.fr/gabon/photos/ekwataVillage/images/ekwataVillage015.jpg

http://www.honug.free.fr/gabon/photos/ekwataVillage/images/ekwataVillage022.jpg

http://storage.canalblog.com/62/94/8240/6237077.jpg

http://storage.canalblog.com/74/66/8240/6237258.jpg

http://www.honug.free.fr/gabon/photos/ekwataVillage/images/ekwataVillage018.jpg

http://www.honug.free.fr/gabon/photos/ekwataVillage/images/ekwataVillage008.jpg

http://www.honug.free.fr/gabon/photos/laPointe/images/laPointe003.jpg

Pictures were taken in 2001, so they are already 6 years old....due to Gabonese papers more buildings have gone up in Libreville...and there was even a cement scarcity due to heavy construction last year

http://f6bcl.free.fr/gabon/libreville/lbv02.jpg


http://f6bcl.free.fr/gabon/libreville/lbv04.jpg

http://f6bcl.free.fr/gabon/libreville/lbv11.jpg

http://f6bcl.free.fr/gabon/libreville/lbv12.jpg

http://f6bcl.free.fr/gabon/libreville/lbv24.jpg

http://f6bcl.free.fr/gabon/libreville/lbv26.jpg

http://f6bcl.free.fr/gabon/libreville/lbv25.jpg

city´s outskirts

http://f6bcl.free.fr/gabon/libreville/lbv28.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Chancery.jpg


http://www.panos.co.uk/cache/pcache/00021757.jpg

one building going up, if you strain your eyes...

http://www.panos.co.uk/cache/pcache/00021756.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r245/legrandjeu/libreville/P1000221.jpg

http://springcleaningnd.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/office_building_lowrise.jpg

Libreville youngsters

http://lsista01.skyblog.com/pics/259745536.jpg

http://lsista01.skyblog.com/pics/266063359.jpg

http://lsista01.skyblog.com/pics/266146323.jpg

http://lsista01.skyblog.com/pics/266158313.jpg

http://lilmariano1.skyblog.com/pics/603784883.jpg

http://lsista01.skyblog.com/pics/266412145.jpg

http://lsista01.skyblog.com/pics/280730260.jpg

http://lsista01.skyblog.com/pics/449814634.jpg

http://lsista01.skyblog.com/pics/449829593_small.jpg

at a bowling alley in Libreville

http://myriam0510.skyblog.com/pics/540295969.jpg

http://lsista01.skyblog.com/pics/449971643.jpg

http://lsista01.skyblog.com/pics/489842931.jpg

http://lsista01.skyblog.com/pics/489876703.jpg

http://lsista01.skyblog.com/pics/489922567.jpg

http://lsista01.skyblog.com/pics/497391074.jpg

The one week long international cycling tour through Gabon called "La Tropicale" ended on Sunday 21 Jan...Here are the final pictures:

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/Etape%203/640/DSC_0073.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/Etape%203/640/DSC_0071.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/Etape%204/640/Tropicale_Amissa_Bongo_Tega_martinien.jpg

aprroaching the city Libreville

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/FINALE%202007/640/LBV%2014.jpg

http://www.gaboneco.com/photodugabon/photos/FINALE%202007/640/LBV%201.jpg

Some more Libreville photos

street and building snapshots

http://lh3.google.com/_NWApW32F8kc/RXrvq3nFz-I/AAAAAAAAACw/QE3hh8nvdM8/s1600/CIMG2846.JPG

http://lh4.google.com/_NWApW32F8kc/RXrt1HnFzyI/AAAAAAAAAA8/AG2bkhprMhI/s1600/CIMG2862.JPG

entry to a hypermarket "Le Géant"

http://lh5.google.com/_NWApW32F8kc/RXrt1XnFzzI/AAAAAAAAABE/m8RrxkEpOyM/s1600/CIMG2857.JPG

http://lh5.google.com/_NWApW32F8kc/RXw7Z3nF0GI/AAAAAAAAAEY/xHe3gaYbNG0/s1600/CIMG2867.JPG

http://www.dog-gmbh.de/ttyX/media/images/Kontakt_Buero.jpg

http://www.capdeveloppement.com/photos/bicp/27_0_IMGP4428.JPG

small resort in La Pointe Dénis

http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1422/3595/1600/625367/CIMG2791.jpg

http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1422/3595/1600/624712/CIMG2793.jpg

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1422/3595/400/med1.jpg

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1422/3595/400/med2.jpg

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1422/3595/1600/piscine%20m%3F%3Fridien.jpg

i am going to college next year and i am thinking about traveling to 2 or 3 african countries in the summer of the 2008. can you people who traveled in africa tell me what are the costs and which countries are worth visiting and which one are safe. i will be tight on budget :) .

i would really aprreciate it if someone could help me out.

Always got the same problems, photos that I post fail to pop up! So here is the link for those interested

street and building snapshots

http://bp0.blogger.com/_NWApW32F8kc/RXrvq3nFz-I/AAAAAAAAACw/QE3hh8nvdM8/s1600-h/CIMG2846.JPG

http://bp1.blogger.com/_NWApW32F8kc/RXrt1HnFzyI/AAAAAAAAAA8/AG2bkhprMhI/s1600-h/CIMG2862.JPG

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entry to the hypermarket called "Le Géant"

http://bp2.blogger.com/_NWApW32F8kc/RXrt1XnFzzI/AAAAAAAAABE/m8RrxkEpOyM/s1600-h/CIMG2857.JPG


small but very nice resort in "La Pointe Dénis"

http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1422/3595/1600/625367/CIMG2791.jpg

i am going to college next year and i am thinking about traveling to 2 or 3 african countries in the summer of the 2008. can you people who traveled in africa tell me what are the costs and which countries are worth visiting and which one are safe.

Ahmed007, it depends on which countries you want to go to and what kind of life you want to live. Are you more the fuzzy and pampered kind of guy who needs pretty much luxury (sundowners at the pool, trendy shops, air-conditioned buses, five star hotels, savoury pizzas and pastas corners etc.) or do you want to go entirely "local"?

I can tell you for some West and Central Africa countries as far as safety aspect is concerned:

Safety aspect is pretty high (not just by African standards) in countries such as Senegal, Gabon, Ghana, Cape Verde, Mali and The Gambia...but that doesn´t mean that you can fall victim of petty theft in those countries (like purse snatchers for example)

Interest of countries? It is difficult to say which countries are worth visiting because it all depands on what you are interested in? What kind of "traveller"/person you are etc.

Cost aspect? It all depends on what you want to do as a whole....but out of the countries mentioned above: The Gambia and Ghana are the cheapest even in the tourist areas. Ask Sims, he is form The Gambia.:) Senegal and Mali are still reasonably priced, Cape verde and Gabon in particular are the most expensive out of the list mentioned above.

Hope I have helped you a bit:)

Im impressed, a lot !

I know that Gabon produces oil a lot but these are not the sights that I expected from Gabon !

Libreville is such a developed town with many greenery. And the beaches look very striking !

Franceville is sooo tropical ! :)

Im impressed, a lot !

I know that Gabon produces oil a lot but these are not the sights that I expected from Gabon !

Libreville is such a developed town with many greenery. And the beaches look very striking !


Yes Sykprince, Gabon is truly a nice and relaxed but pretty unknown country within Africa. Tourism is still in its infancy....but this will begin to change in the coming years due to the creation of 13 national parks, the huge Libreville Marina and Leisure Centre project, the new big international airport. Fortunately, Gabon has enjoyed peace and stability from independence and it is also a relatively wealthy and prosperous country. In my mind, it is a small lovely tropical gem, a bit "unpolished" but fine!:)

Gabon is an extremly thinly populated country with only 1.3 million people with the size of former Western Germany. (just to give you an idea).

As far as oil production is concerned, Gabon is really not a major oil producer, it only produces 0.3 million barrels of oil a day, compared to Kuwait, for example (which has the same population size like Gabon but produces around 2.4 million barrels a day) Just to give you a clue..

Beaches in Gabon are the best you will find in West and Central Africa (even better than those in Nigeria:lol: ).

Unfortunately, finding up to date images on Libreville is difficult, but I tried my best!

Here are two more threads on Gabon

one showing Port Gentil, Gabon second biggest city (some photos fail to pop up on that thread, however):

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=373782

the other showing the natural parks of Gabon:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=387189



you can cast an eye on those if you want to.


skyprince, I ´ll reply to your early post on the Nigerian thread tomorrow. I ´ve not forgotten it.:)

Skyprince and the others interested, if you want to get a good insight into Gabonese culture, art, fashions, its national parks, visit the site below. You can even click on each national park individually and get information about the parks, there are online videos to watch and a lot of animated pictures.:cheers: It is a brilliant site and not just in French but also in English.

So don´t miss the oPportunity, you can easily loose your time by browsing through it, check it out:

http://www.legabon.org/livre/index_livre.html

There is no need to open an extra thread on Gabonese art. So I will just put it in here:)

this is a virtual and - most likely - a future museum showing Gabonese art in Libreville

http://www.legabon.org/livre/img/phototheque/big/plan_musee.jpg

http://www.legabon.org/livre/img/phototheque/big/entree_pavillon_image2.jpg

http://www.legabon.org/livre/img/phototheque/big/entree_pavillon_image3.jpg



http://www.legabon.org/livre/img/phototheque/big/entree_vie_quotidienne.jpg

http://www.legabon.org/livre/img/phototheque/big/culte_des_ancetres_les_obam.jpg

http://www.legabon.org/livre/img/phototheque/big/culte_des_ancetres_relique.jpg

http://www.legabon.org/livre/img/phototheque/big/salle_des_rites_harpes.jpg

http://www.legabon.org/livre/img/phototheque/big/salle_des_rites_intro_1.jpg

http://www.legabon.org/livre/img/phototheque/big/salle_des_rites_le_bwiti_im1.jpg

http://www.legabon.org/livre/img/phototheque/big/salle_des_rites_les_masques.jpg

Another street scene in Libreville...(the red white cars you might have detected on some of the pics posted here are all taxis, btw)

http://www.surmely.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/Libreville-23.jpg

This is "Quartier Louis"

http://www.surmely.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/Libreville-49.jpg

entry to a club

http://www.surmely.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/Libreville-47.jpg

Looks like a very pleasant country.

Very nice pics of a very nice country !

But, dear Matthias,those three following pics are from MARTINIQUE (French West Indies as you know)...

Hum, it is written : "www.region-martinique.mq" and "www.caribbean-direct.com/Martinique", so I am quite perplex... well, google is google we'll say.





http://lgv2030.free.fr/sara/st_therese.jpg


http://www.region-martinique.mq/francais/politiques/equi_trav_trans/images/route-echang.JPG

http://www.caribbean-direct.com/Martinique-Direct/Travel%20Supplies/MQE951saline2C.jpg

[QUOTE=Matthias Offodile;11649863][SIZE="3"]Always got the same problems, photos that I post fail to pop up!

I have the same problem trying to post some pics here. Is there any solution?

Sagasu, ooops I am sorry for that one:master: it wasn´t my intention, it´s been some time back that I have posted them, I probably got them from any of the numerous skyblogs I visited (I really don´t know any more)...I only know that I ggogle a lot :lol: . It is hard to find recent pics on Libreville ´cos the country is still no tourist place!:ohno:
But as far as the motorway ring is concerned, they have a very identical one in Libreville too (been that city once in the past!!)..the Libreville motorway ring is almost akin to the one in Fort de France... but again I am sorry for mixing it up:)

Sagasu, I have created another thread on Port Gentil (second city of Gabon), check it out if you want to. Beaches are terrific!:) I don´t know if you have detected that thread so far...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=373782&highlight=port+gentil

A LIBREVIILE VIDEO THAT GIVES A BETTER IMPRESSION ON THE CITY THAN PHOTOS


SO IF YOU WANT TO HAVE LOOK ON LIBREVILLE IN MOTION:

Here is a video dating from January 2007 showing various places of the city, its roads and intercity highways etc., check it out.:)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkIwKVefA-k


The music is cool, too!:)

Matthias

No problem for the pics from Martinique :)

Thank you for your links ! That Port-gentil is really amazing :cheers: I could'nt imagine such a tropical paradise there !

The video of Libreville's motorway is interesting, the road seems well maintained. The music is certainly the one of a "suburbian" French black group of rap (the man have the very typical "accent" of such groups :)), but I can't tell you which one it is since there are many.

Btw, someone has created a thread on Martinique in the Caribbean forum and I started to post there, if you want to check it out (and also post in it if you want, you're welcome :) ).

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=446029

Hi Sagasu,

Oh yes, I will certainly do it :)

one small correction/hint, the music you here on the Libreville video is not French rap it is Gabonese rap. Gabonese people have a growing list of rap, rnb and even afro-zouk artists. :)

Here are a few artists which are well known

maybe you want to listen to some of their songs if you have time all are great songs:)

rap and rnb group form Gabon:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xyg6m_sectaa-tous-quon-vit

more of dance music style:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL3-v2Vc8X0

Gabonese famous rap artist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6xjksY7P90

Gabonese famous RNB/rap artists:
http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/dans%2Bmon%2Bpays%2Bgabon/video/xkef9_dans-mon-pays

Famous Gabonese RNB artist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpJK-QQJV9I

....there are many many others, but propbably those are enough to give you a taste:)

A LIBREVIILE VIDEO THAT GIVES A BETTER IMPRESSION ON THE CITY THAN PHOTOS


SO IF YOU WANT TO HAVE LOOK ON LIBREVILLE IN MOTION:

Here is a video dating from January 2007 showing various places of the city, its roads and intercity highways etc., check it out.:)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkIwKVefA-k


The music is cool, too!:)

Great video! I like vids like that where you actually get to see the view from the roads. They're the best ways to view the cities IMO.:)

Nice city:cheers:

Great photos Matthias

Hi Sagasu,

Oh yes, I will certainly do it :)

one small correction/hint, the music you here on the Libreville video is not French rap it is Gabonese rap. Gabonese people have a growing list of rap, rnb and even afro-zouk artists. :)

Here are a few artists which are well known

maybe you want to listen to some of their songs if you have time all are great songs:)

rap and rnb group form Gabon:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xyg6m_sectaa-tous-quon-vit

more of dance music style:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL3-v2Vc8X0

Gabonese famous rap artist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6xjksY7P90

Gabonese famous RNB/rap artists:
http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/dans%2Bmon%2Bpays%2Bgabon/video/xkef9_dans-mon-pays

Famous Gabonese RNB artist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpJK-QQJV9I

....there are many many others, but propbably those are enough to give you a taste:)


Wow, thank you Matthias for sharing ! :)

I found the Sectaa group very interesting. I don't know if you understand French but the lyrics are nice, they talk about the need for human beings to live together in peace (to sum up) which it's quite uncommon for a rnb group (well, in general it's all about sex and money :ohno: ).

The clips were nice also

Wow, thank you Matthias for sharing !

I found the Sectaa group very interesting. I don't know if you understand French but the lyrics are nice, they talk about the need for human beings to live together in peace (to sum up) which it's quite uncommon for a rnb group (well, in general it's all about sex and money ).

The clips were nice also

Naturellement, je suis capable de me faire comprendre en francais, j´ai vécu pour quelques années en Côte d´ivoire (à Abidjan) ensemble avec mes parents il y a quelques années. Là-bas tout le monde parle francais. Oui, j´ai aussi compris les paroles des chansons et cela me fait plaisir de les partager avec toi:). Le Clip de Sectaa me plaît aussi beaucoup.

Je connais aussi le Gabon. J´y ai été pour une semaine et le pays est vraiment un trésor, les Gabonnais sont un peuple très paisible et acceuillant.

A propos, mon père vient du Nigéria et ma mère est une Allemande (toutefois sa mère/ma grande-mère est une Francaise)... et moi je suis le produit de ce mélange.:) Moi, j´en suis fier!

Comment tu trouves le clip Gregson, celui dans lequel il rend hommage au Gabon?

Tu ne m´as pas répondu...Sagasu, tu fais des études? Quelle discipline?:)

Naturellement, je suis capable de me faire comprendre en francais, j´ai vécu pour quelques années en Côte d´ivoire (à Abidjan) ensemble avec mes parents il y a quelques années. Là-bas tout le monde parle francais. Oui, j´ai aussi compris les paroles des chansons et cela me fait plaisir de les partager avec toi:). Le Clip de Sectaa me plaît aussi beaucoup.

Je connais aussi le Gabon. J´y ai été pour une semaine et le pays est vraiment un trésor, les Gabonnais sont un peuple très paisible et acceuillant.

A propos, mon père vient du Nigéria et ma mère est une Allemande (toutefois sa mère/ma grande-mère est une Francaise)... et moi je suis le produit de ce mélange.:) Moi, j´en suis fier!

Comment tu trouves le clip Gregson, celui dans lequel il rend hommage au Gabon?

Tu ne m´as pas répondu...Sagasu, tu fais des études? Quelle discipline?:)

Hello Matthias

Aaaaah, bonne nouvelle ! Je vais pouvoir enfin parler un peu Français :lol: (même si j'aime beaucoup la langue de Shakespeare...).

En tout cas c'est cool que tu puisses t'exprimer en autant de langues (dont l'Allemand je suppose ! évidemment), c'est très impressionnant et surtout très utile de nos jours. Mais vu ton métissage et tes voyages, je comprends mieux :).

Oui j'ai bien aimé le clip de Gregson, c'est sympa de voir un artiste rendre hommage à son pays comme il l'a fait. La musique aussi est cool !

Sinon, je t'ai déjà répondu Monsieur Offodile (lol), mais "indirectement". ICI : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=440943&page=2

Lis mon dernier post. Je suis étudiant en école de commerce en France actuellement et toi ?

Here are some more Libreville pics I've managed to find recently.:)

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/1567/gabonbfgidunnowhatthatieh7.jpg
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8135/gabonapartmentsbythehigvu5.jpg
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/5001/gabonbigmarketsupergrosdw7.jpg
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/3093/gabonboulevardep4.jpg
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/2238/gabonbusydowntownlibrevnw3.jpg

I believe these pics were taken in 2004.

Not the most recent pics (dating from 2005) but they show various parts of the city!:)

The city is really full of taxis (all those older vehicles in white and red are taxis)


http://www.top-depart.com/Templates/1/1/2/1158/images/photo/408/4046/TP_3044.JPG

http://www.top-depart.com/Templates/1/1/2/1158/images/photo/408/4046/TP_3048.JPG

http://www.top-depart.com/Templates/1/1/2/1158/images/photo/408/4046/TP_3072.JPG

http://www.top-depart.com/Templates/1/1/2/1158/images/photo/408/4046/TP_3082.JPG

http://www.top-depart.com/Templates/1/1/2/1158/images/photo/408/4046/TP_3088.JPG

http://www.top-depart.com/Templates/1/1/2/1158/images/photo/408/4046/TP_3089.JPG

http://www.top-depart.com/Templates/1/1/2/1158/images/photo/408/4046/TP_3097.JPG



http://www.top-depart.com/Templates/1/1/2/1158/images/photo/408/4046/TP_3090.JPG

wonderful Gabonese art

http://www.top-depart.com/Templates/1/1/2/1158/images/photo/408/4046/TP_3101.JPG

small place within the city to say your prayer

http://www.top-depart.com/Templates/1/1/2/1158/images/photo/408/4046/TP_3105.JPG

showing some residential appartments in Libreville





http://www.gabonphonebook.com/pub/06084_Lp_r1_Libre_1_1.jpg

http://www.gabonphonebook.com/pub/06062_Lp_r1_Libre_1_3.jpg

http://www.missioneco.org/usitesdata/images/ImageF40.jpg

one pic of a construction side in Libreville

http://www.sigmakalon.com/uploads/tx_skworldwide/.cached/da6d75e025cdac7f5da89b952ad0783f_ivory_coast_beceao_building.jpg

another building

http://www.sigmakalon.com/uploads/tx_skworldwide/.cached/5c4aa31d9f4d53a0363cd00d4917aeb2_gabon_libreville_conseil_economique.JPG

This is one new medical Laboratories and Plant in Libreville called "Sogafam"

http://www.sogafam.com/photos/console_commande_lit_d_air_fluidise.jpg

http://www.sogafam.com/photos/geluleuse.jpg

http://www.sogafam.com/photos/granulateur.jpg

http://www.sogafam.com/photos/vue_du_couloir_de_la_zone_technique.jpg

http://www.sogafam.com/photos/tableau_de_commande_de_la_console.jpg

http://www.sogafam.com/photos/production_d_eau_osmosee.jpg

http://www.sogafam.com/photos/laboratoire_QC.jpg

http://www.sogafam.com/photos/laboratoire_IPC.jpg

http://www.sogafam.com/photos/coating.jpg

http://www.sogafam.com/photos/blistereuse_2.jpg

More Libreville pics showing various places of the city, probably taken in 2005 or 2006


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this is a monument of the country´s first president called Léon M´ba

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Libreville residential appartments

http://www.huguesn.com/gabon/appartement02.jpg

http://www.huguesn.com/gabon/vue_bord_de_mer.jpg

http://www.huguesn.com/gabon/geant_CKdo.jpg

that building needs some paint due to tropical weather:lol:

http://www.huguesn.com/gabon/rue_centreville02.jpg

http://www.huguesn.com/gabon/rue_centreville04.jpg

pic showing ad posters, I love them on the walls of houses:cheers:

http://www.huguesn.com/gabon/cell_moov.jpg

http://www.huguesn.com/gabon/appartement.jpg

The city is quite clean. I'm suprised that Libreville isn't as well known as Cairo, lagos or Nairobi

Some more libreville pics:banana:

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/7330/gabonbusylibrevillewx9.jpg
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/7589/gabonbusylibrevillestrecs8.jpg
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/9651/gabonconstrructionoutsiqk9.jpg
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/4429/gabondowntownfh1.jpg
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/2453/gabonfunnylookingbuildimt1.jpg
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/1599/gabonhighwayexchangeje2.jpg
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9353/gabonhighwayoverpasszl3.jpg

Dantexavier, those pics you added are all taken in 2004 BEFORE the massive ovehaul of roads and highways in Libreville that began last year and is continuing this year,that I have read about in the papers nevertheless thanks for sharing them with us!:) The government is currently spending a lot of money in the modernization of the road infrastructure (around $400 million US dollars are invested this year and next year in road building and modernization which is a good batch of money for a country the size of Gabon).:cheers:

I will try to find up-to date pictures by visiting various blogs!;)

C'est Magnifique et cool!!!!!:cheers:

That´s a youth hostel called "Auberge Saint Jean"

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/384043077_aa20d6000c.jpg?v=0

inside one of Libreville´s supermarkets, I wonder why so many check-out slots are open and at which time of day was this picture taken? it made me laugh!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/2/2768406_aa7c93fed3_b.jpg

this is again "La pointe Dénis" Beach

http://bp2.blogger.com/_PKiJbnzcf2Q/Rgp734rbjsI/AAAAAAAAAE0/GyQsVmcfu_A/s1600/sonnet.jpg

Photos taken or put online in 2005

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outside the city

http://tkfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pjzF2-RYhxRWEBk4ZDgS_BksCq2M03mLDlohXwVI0TXLBeq4O8a1fM5Vfs7qKnuqAsZNeGwjbRfwAN_xZ2909VcHNQI0vJf08cYcLcFqyKH0

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beautiful mosque in the backround

http://tkfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pN1mp8dKYgTHmPP4H6rOYFJ_y9FDwoWuLdFFB3CRPlbQcxcAJKk3znzoXeFEUF2d0bs1GzAnbOsgQ5-qbe2ncM4rO5402k_5yvafSL0tr9ZCiB64tJVqKfA

upper-class housing in Libreville

http://tkfiles.storage.msn.com/x1prBCtpy9yqTor_cW8gi4Qsj0JHiLSNQH1qucBE283ExoTkjOpz2k-y_vnLAmcTZ2GQbzyoJG7rZGkdtikcHC8E2ULjtlqVQt2li4JVioC0VQDuvRnN8TBSg

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hotel in Libreville

http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pN1mp8dKYgTGfADiumuQyobL3zBeTy2GgNS0NPWsJEXLiWILGtxVaHWJ5zgty2ebE03Th5rPhy11CS70sePGbA2015jW22UE1qOL6Vgg-lcccplzYGVRa1g

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lizards run around everywhere but don´t be alarmed, they are cute and really harmless!

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so and so pics

http://tkfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pk-gfbBzR5QqJjv2j7LsfKbH95GoTEWsw9_6ZE-VgjBcUgKolEq9c9imC4aMnYkLAJ-xO9WfiVah7SDo3oJGq4MyIaVEEpULQpsjn4S6Ls3ETyMVUmPvMkA

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Wow, that supermarket is the first one I've ever seen where the cashiers get to sit down. :D

Bond James Bond, yeah exactly what I thought that´s why I posted it!

Some more pics:

http://www.bgd-gabon.com/en/images/bgd_lbv1.gif

http://www.peugeot-gabon.com/photo/Gabon/facadeGabon_1.JPG

http://www.peugeot-gabon.com/photo/Gabon/gabon_peugeot_rapide_1.JPG

http://e.yimg.com/tr.us.o.yimg.com/imgs/4/411647/411647_EXT_02_J.jpg

outside the city centre

http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/users/K4u2W1999VmR/__sr_/d9f1.jpg?tkn=ph4YkDGB7.YgZqcJ&saveas=Vue+du+Ciel+02

Dantexavier, those pics you added are all taken in 2004 BEFORE the massive ovehaul of roads and highways in Libreville that began last year and is continuing this year,that I have read about in the papers nevertheless thanks for sharing them with us!:) The government is currently spending a lot of money in the modernization of the road infrastructure (around $400 million US dollars are invested this year and next year in road building and modernization which is a good batch of money for a country the size of Gabon).:cheers:

I will try to find up-to date pictures by visiting various blogs!;)

Yeah, i knew they were old, but I still wanted to get more photos of Gabon out there anyway. Seeing more can't really hurt, can it?:cheers:

Besides, the city needs all the exposure it can get. I just don't think people know or see enough of it.

All photos taken in 2005! Not too recent but they show some aspects of the city ...hopefully they will pop up .....

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/99/dscf0559.jpg

something is under construction there

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/99/dscf0567.jpg

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/99/dscf0577.jpg

that´s the town hall of Libreville

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/99/dscf0561.jpg

another building

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/99/dscf0570.jpg

another view of the city in the background

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/99/dscf0578.jpg

entry to a building

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/99/dscf0581.jpg

this is the area called "La Sablière" in Libreville

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/98/dscf0608.jpg

typical old but nicely restored building in downtown Libreville

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/7/dscf0434.jpg

street photos

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/7/dscf0439.jpg

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/7/photo_179.jpg

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/78/dscf0777.jpg

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/7/photo_187.jpg

outside Libreville

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/78/dscf0784.jpg

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/78/dscf0791.jpg

academy in Owendo (outside Libreville)

http://rokossa.free.fr/gallery/data/media/78/dscf0828.jpg

Great new pics, they really show the city in a good light!

Some recent pictures:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1381/855652355_6c92f32835_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1165/856515716_4c4afbf2eb_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1288/848215134_49282ffde8_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1310/848216050_b20a8126ee_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1345/847319063_7b49930fff_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1051/847319337_0c862d5680_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1413/847319577_89a379ebab_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1018/847319431_ba36ef2cd3_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1376/848177258_d13822e916_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1263/848177108_8a7db77702_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1319/847817880_2ad9217def_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1194/846890601_84406c6c8e_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1399/847592214_9c21d8a6c9_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1424/846730759_3d545d42f4_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1119/846731003_bc790b7332_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1080/847279285_67298ee914_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1219/846743321_1dc8e2c7a7_o.jpg

Great shots, love the night pics.

Kingofhill, nice shots, especially those at night!:cheers:

a few more



another supermarket in front

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1242/1091974318_9a55d6d982_o.jpg

modern Gabonese art

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1383/1091962434_968657fe59_o.jpg

in a typical not top-end barber´s shop

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1278/1091091265_08e96d8ffa_o.jpg

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/6462/lbv2bw6.jpg

at a children´s party

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1164/1091967294_d11c3b1564_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/518583972_ab38fcd1e0_o.jpg

taken from a flyover in Libreville

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/9641/lbv1to2.jpg

street level pictures all taken between June and July 2007

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/2480/lbv3ay3.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/252/518575202_200f7bb52b_o.jpg


these pics were taken before Nicolas Sarkozy´s visit which took him to Senegal and Gabon in July 2007 (.... those pics show the street level so I decided to post them)

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/4272/lbv4ma4.jpg

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/452/lbv5fr2.jpg

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/1427/lbv6ik3.jpg

awesome equatorial sunset

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/9064/lbv8vi7.jpg

two more night shots

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1166/847593106_41fea8f9e1_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1011/846743219_516eaccd70_o.jpg

http://lapouch01.skyblog.com/pics/541985141.jpg

Matthias and king, great shots!

I have some to contribute as well:

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/887/gabonlibrevillefromaplaha6.jpg

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/3417/gabonlibreviletrafficjapc3.jpg

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/292/gabonlibrevillebillboartz2.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4747/gabonlibrevillesidestredp9.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7286/gabonlibrevilleviewofthpe6.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3640/gabonlibrevillenotlookizc7.jpg

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/442/gabonlibrevilleviewfo6.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5083/gabonlibrevilleshotyo0.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5817/gabonlibrevillecomplexah8.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2940/gabonlibrevillestoretg7.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/3884/gabonlibrevillefromsomewd8.jpg

Some pics of Francville, the fourth largest city in gabon.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4439/gabonfrancevilleviewnm7.jpg

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1637/gabonfrancevilleeu4.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9742/gabonfrancevillear8.jpg

Dantetexavier, one pic is not showing Gabon but Nantes in France:) , that one taken out of the plane! One pic you posted is showing the slum of Libreville, but never mind!
Better don´t post Franceville pics into Libreville thread! (I also found a couple of very good shots about that town but I cannot post them, i will send you the link maybe you can post them more easily for me!

In the meantime, more up-to-date images that I tracked!


A new office building that is still u/c in Libreville

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5249/lbv21bueaugt4.jpg

A monument of peace which is u/c

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/282/lbv20mauseleumleombaxe2.jpg

This is the regional stock exchange in Libreville
It has been inaugurated lately and it combines all the six countries of the sub-region.[/SIZE]

http://www.bvm-ac.com/images/PICT_siege3.jpg

http://www.infosplusgabon.com/IMG/pbr.jpg

Nice Pics. What countries are covered in the sub-regional stock exchange?

Kenyguy, in the sub-regional exchange the following countries are covered: apart from Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad and Central African Republic!

The name of the Stock Exchange in Libreville is: "Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de l'Afrique Centrale"

Here is their website: http://www.bvm-ac.com/

It is modelled after the regional stock exchange in Abidjan which has opened a long time ago , it combines: apart from Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo and Benin)

Here is their webiste: http://www.brvm.org/

Matthias and king, great shots!
Thank you!

Presidential Palacehttp://farm2.static.flickr.com/1401/1198042060_359e06a1a6_b.jpg

New townhomes near Presidential Palacehttp://farm2.static.flickr.com/1153/1197134081_6d819d682b_b.jpg

New constructionhttp://farm2.static.flickr.com/1302/1196931769_b9fd90dfa7_b.jpg

A more run-down areahttp://farm2.static.flickr.com/1007/1198006276_79a7722020_b.jpg

South-central part of townhttp://farm2.static.flickr.com/1011/1197130877_362eb3a4cf_b.jpg

Kenyguy, in the sub-regional exchange the following countries are covered: apart from Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad and Central African Republic!

The name of the Stock Exchange in Libreville is: "Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de l'Afrique Centrale"

Here is their website: http://www.bvm-ac.com/

It is modelled after the regional stock exchange in Abidjan which has opened a long time ago , it combines: apart from Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo and Benin)

Here is their webiste: http://www.brvm.org/

Merci.

"La Grande Fête Nationale" in Libreville - very up-to-date pics, got it from the press...at night many fireworks and even a big ton and light show was staged

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/3010/librevillefte1lg4.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/6210/librevillefte2fj8.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/1408/librevillefte3kr4.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/5397/librevillefte4qf1.jpg

street level pictures

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/963/librevillefte5fp9.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/9603/librevillefte6sp8.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/1017/librevillefte7vl2.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/3985/librevillefte8lo0.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7227/librevillefte9gf4.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/96/librevillefte16te0.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/9315/librevillefte20nw6.jpg

people from Gabonese television

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/8826/librevillefte22io3.jpg

more night pics

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/8210/librevillefte10jb6.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/5184/librevillefte11dt9.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/1443/librevillefte12wv6.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/1413/librevillefte13rt7.jpg

more street level pics

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/3322/librevillefte14uz2.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/1125/librevillefte15ra7.jpg

more up-to-date pics

inauguration of a set of new complex of buildings, here is one of it, a new institute

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9782/librevillein1aq0.jpg

peace and unity statue

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7687/librevillein2wh7.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/854/librevilleinaugucasinoxt5.jpg

here is are pictures of a normal school in Libreville that I found on the net

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/6533/librevilleinauguschoolyy5.jpg

road construction (small pic but if you starin your eyes)

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/6025/librevilleinaugurationrln9.jpg

this is typical bungalow housing in Libreville

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/8136/librevilleinauguartionmmz9.jpg

another normal standard school in Libreville that I found on the net

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/934/librevilleincoleprivck3.jpg

children performing at this school

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/5368/librevilleinaguration66ms9.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/509/librevilleinagura32qv1.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/1913/librevilleinaguration66gm3.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/8098/librevilleinaugua332pt6.jpg



http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/5100/librevilleinagura366jz2.jpg



hmmm, yummie

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/493/librevilleinagu665qq2.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7240/librevilleinaugu332hq4.jpg

one of the numerous smaller streets in Libreville, one could also say it is a side-street

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/1685/librevilleinagurationtyup6.jpg

I really like the presence of "Western feel" observed from many Libreville ( and other African cities ) pics. In my opinion, one of the major characteristics of a great city is the ability to combine both foreign and local values. I have seen failures in many countries I visited ( particularly in Far East and some parts of Europe ) where almost everything ( technology, music, food, TV programmes etc ) is too local ( or just stuff imported from the same continent) and I really feel like being an alien.

I really admire many African and Middle Eastern countries for this :okay:

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/758/23000691648e81029d78oxn4.jpg

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/1120/2299272041370be7648eoju0.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5117/2299271093899f1850f8ort8.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5310/2300066056d98ff2d63fobe2.jpg

Yes, time to revive it. I have collected quite a couple of pics, always forgot to put them here....


International race "Tour du Gabon" in Jan. 2008


Photos from 2008 in Janury for a week

International race through Gabon (stretching over 600km through the country)

The "Tour du Gabon" is called "Amissa Bongo" in memory of the president´s daughter who died years ago. It took place for the third time this year succesfully.

A SELECTION OF SOME PHOTOS TAKEN FROM THE WEBSITE OF THE RACE

I don´t want to open an extra thread for or place it in the National Park Gallery

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amisaabongo1tappe3.jpg?t=1204659673

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo2tappe1.jpg?t=1204659727

Kids in Lambaréné- small town in Gabon

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo1tappe4.jpg?t=1204659965

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo1tappe1.jpg?t=1204660039

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo2tappe3.jpg?t=1204660100

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo4tappe3.jpg?t=1204660274

Gabonese kids somewhere at the road-side

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo4tappe4.jpg?t=1204660299

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo5tappe2.jpg?t=1204660349

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo5tappe3.jpg?t=1204660373

Team´s that participated in this year´s tournament through Gabon came from

Gabon
Marocco
Côte d´ivoire
Senegal
Burkina Faso
South Africa
France
Belgium
Luxembourg

...more pics about the tour from January 2008


I have forgotten to add that Cameroon participated as well, I checked the tour´s website

here is their fan club

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissafranceville20.jpg?t=1204663751


entering and leaving the city of Franceville (south Eastern Gabon)

Location

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/GA-Franceville.png/115px-GA-Franceville.png

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa41franceville2.jpg?t=1204663142

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa43.jpg?t=1204663184

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissafranceville12.jpg?t=1204663640

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissafranceville13.jpg?t=1204663664

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa101.jpg?t=1204663370

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissafranceville14.jpg?t=1204663686

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissafranceville5.jpg?t=1204663487

winner of this leg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa102.jpg?t=1204663395

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissafranceville7.jpg?t=1204663524

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa65.jpg?t=1204663441

beautiful landscape around the region

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa54.jpg?t=1204663255

waiting for the bikers to pass:lol:

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa20.jpg?t=1204662626

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa25.jpg?t=1204662806

dancers somewhere in the provinces welcoming the bikers

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa27.jpg?t=1204662857

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa30.jpg?t=1204662908

climbing the hill...

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa31.jpg?t=1204662929

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa32.jpg?t=1204662959

Gabonese team

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa33.jpg?t=1204662987

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa35.jpg?t=1204663017

people at the road-side somewhere in the provinces

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa36.jpg?t=1204663049

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa22.jpg?t=1204662678

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa47.jpg?t=1204663226

in Gabon, there is also an area where some of the pygmies of Africa live. Here is one of them and ..they are onlooker of the tour as well. Normally they prefer to live secluded from the rest.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa23.jpg?t=1204662700

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo6tappe2.jpg?t=1204660421

Gabonese people celebrating their winners

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo6tappe3.jpg?t=1204660441

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo5tappe4.jpg?t=1204660396

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo9tappe2.jpg?t=1204660698

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo9tappe3.jpg?t=1204660727

the pic is quite suprisng, it shows a very small road side settlement and very small houses but a huuuge satellite dish placed on the rooftop

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo9tappe4.jpg?t=1204660756



passing through the small town of Lambaréné

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo6tappe4.jpg?t=1204660484

on the road again

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo7tappe2.jpg?t=1204660553

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo11tappe2.jpg?t=1204660875

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo14tappe4.jpg?t=1204660921

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo4tappe1.jpg?t=1204660248

Gabonese team:cheers:

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo3tappe2.jpg?t=1204660219

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo10tappe2.jpg?t=1204660850

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongotappe1.jpg?t=1204660978

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo3tappe4.jpg?t=1204660199

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo3tappe1.jpg?t=1204660171

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo2tappe4.jpg?t=1204660131

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo8tappe4.jpg?t=1204660639

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo7tappe4.jpg?t=1204660591

Arriving in Libreville


IT IS RAINING CATS AND DOGS IN LIBREVILLE ...when the driveres arrived

various shots taken in the streets of Libreville during rain

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo2tappe5.jpg?t=1204659796

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo4tappe5.jpg?t=1204659841

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa6.jpg?t=1204662203

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo5tappe1.jpg?t=1204659869

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa3.jpg?t=1204662097

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa4.jpg?t=1204662126

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa7.jpg?t=1204662255

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa8.jpg?t=1204662281

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa2.jpg?t=1204661883

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo1tappe5.jpg?t=1204660011

distributing leaflets to the onlookers about the race

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa38.jpg?t=1204663085

One of the main organisers of the tour, a Tour de France winner between 1986-1990French racing legend

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo1tappe2.jpg?t=1204659897

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa1.jpg?t=1204661856

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa17.jpg?t=1204662504

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo1.jpg?t=1204660072

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo6tappe5.jpg?t=1204660524

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongo8tappe5.jpg?t=1204660663

the president and his two beautiful grand-daughters

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa5.jpg?t=1204662148

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa10.jpg?t=1204662313

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa16.jpg?t=1204662470

http://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/IMG/jpg/1200904416-Tropicale_president_Bongo.jpg

on the left you have the Gabonese minister of defence, seems that entire Gabon was out during the race:lol:

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa18.jpg?t=1204662547



some winners of the last leg of the tour

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa12.jpg?t=1204662390

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissa14.jpg?t=1204662425

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/amissabongotappe2.jpg?t=1204660946

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissafranceville19.jpg?t=1204663720

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/zamissafranceville10.jpg?t=1204663585

this is the leg that the bikers had to cover 594 km through Gabon



http://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/images/Circuit.jpg

PS: This website was very informative about the tour with up-to-date news....

For some reason, Libreville reminds me alot of Abuja?!?!

the map was a double posting, sorry for that!

Tarrex, you´ve uploaded nice pics... and they look pretty recent, too!!:cheers:


http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5310/2300066056d98ff2d63fobe2.jpg


http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5117/2299271093899f1850f8ort8.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/758/23000691648e81029d78oxn4.jpg

Here are more pics about Libreville from July 2007 till January 2008, I have uploaded them every now from personal blogs and then but never put them online so far

---hopefully the first ones haven´t been posted...so far

a supermarket

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1242/1091974318_9a55d6d982_o.jpg

nightviews

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1424/846730759_3d545d42f4_o.jpg

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/9064/lbv8vi7.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1011/846743219_516eaccd70_o.jpg

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/6462/lbv2bw6.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1164/1091967294_d11c3b1564_o.jpg

Totem

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1383/1091962434_968657fe59_o.jpg

bar/disco

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1165/856515716_4c4afbf2eb_b.jpg



taken from bridge

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/9641/lbv1to2.jpg

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/1427/lbv6ik3.jpg

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/2480/lbv3ay3.jpg

October and November 2007

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/457/libv10ml1.jpg

inner-city highway

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5320/libv11vb3.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4803/libv13ti7.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9823/libv20fw5.jpg

city monument

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1720/libv21wj0.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2219/libv22eq1.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1426/libv23lz2.jpg

privately run hotel

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9218/libv3xo0.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3189/libv8pn6.jpg





http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9476/libv14nw4.jpg

Libreville has quite a broad array of fancy bars, restaurants and discos...hard to trace pics which I can´t understand but here is one bar, looks like a theme bar in the shape of a cave

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5766/libv190freshtj2.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5185/libv90freshdr9.jpg

road-side coconut seller

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/9214/libv96freshzw4.jpg

very attractive bar tender:cheers:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1586/libv169freshvp7.jpg

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/704/libv5newyh2.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/764/libv99freshsh0.jpg

Toyota Shworoom somewhere in Libreville

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/6506/lbvtoyotashowroomcu4.jpg

the old airport in Libreville, even though it is old it still very well maintained

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/9648/libv2freshxw7.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/9452/libv5freshcx1.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6614/libv6freshnu0.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6935/libv9freshwv4.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/4296/libv10freshpv1.jpg

some construction

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1323/libv11freshwa5.jpg

some small private hotel next to the ocean

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6971/libv12freshbo5.jpg

more street views

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1886/libv25freshxi7.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2315/libv39freshqa8.jpg

some other bar

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2286/libv38freshzi2.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1874/libv39barbk6.jpg


http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/9329/libv69freshyx8.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/319/libv45freshtx1.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/9690/libv50freshfg6.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6162/libv66freshuo0.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/9611/libv36freshnv4.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/9172/libv35freshlk3.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5827/libv13freshnm9.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1053/libv16freshtx1.jpg

entrance to a new market

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6421/libv17freshnl5.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/7762/libv18fresher6.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/958/libv20freshpy9.jpg

in the mangrooves outside of Libreville

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5730/libv55surfff0.jpg

more street views

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/3117/libv21freshgi7.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/3526/libv19freshny6.jpg

typical small bungalow style houses in Libreville

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/3484/libv22freshff6.jpg

Gabonese art

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/9172/libv32freshcv5.jpg

the beaches of "La Pointe Dénis", just marvellous:cheers:

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5223/libv32pointednisge8.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/760/libv58pointednisiz0.jpg

he is a lucky man:lol::lol:..but just the right is his girl-friend

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5208/libv55plagegirlfriendtu7.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/8458/libv55rueoh5.jpg



http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/8710/libv40freshrx1.jpg

graffitti on the walls

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/9530/libv89freshqv8.jpg

I WISH MY COUNTRY WAS HALF AS BEAUTIUL AS GABON

oh crap did u see the roads!!:eek::eek::eek::eek: i need the kenyan leaders to go to gabon and ask em how to build ur roads

ok, it's official. i'ma learn me some french, pack my bags, and move to Gabon ASAP! THATS a very good example of how oil money should be used....well, not just oil money, but any money the government has!!!:banana::banana::banana:

I cannot believe my eyes. This is how money should be spent. Shame on the others

Pics from November 2007 and January 2008

the read toyota are taxis, they are numerous and awful, they should be replaced by new ones

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/4964/libv100freshpe9.jpg

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/7770/libvlapaillottezt0.jpg

new building in front

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8787/libv140freshne0.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville5.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville10.jpg

typical small shop in Libreville

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville13.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville14.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville46.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville17.jpg

here this is a driving school in Libreville

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville24.jpg

industrial area of Libreville Owendo

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville27.jpg

also where the car showrooms are located

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville29.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville34.jpg

some street scences of Libreville

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville30.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville6.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville32.jpg

new construction

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville26.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville37.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/az2008libreville41.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1047/1180567914_fa7f88f32e.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2196/2300069164_c29bc5aeac.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2353/2300068612_f87a5f8b28.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/2299271093_34c0927f73.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3133/2300067578_baa5e480e3.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2299269707_8655885a8b.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3133/2300067578_baa5e480e3.jpg?v=0

So here we got a typical slum area picture of Libreville!

http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

Geant shopping: Mbolo shopping
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/2/2768406_aa7c93fed3.jpg?v=0

A Family on holidays in Libreville, Many people vist Gabon just for holidays. Gabonese foreigners are purely tourists and very few reside in Gabon.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1099/1118416370_8deef24266.jpg?v=0

http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

Abdoulaye, I am happy that you help to collect pictures but some of your pictures are double posts! they have already been posted.

Moreover, please try to look for RECENT pictures, too.

At least this is what I am doing and what we have done so far.

Can I ask you something: Are you from Gabon?:)

All pics taken in 2008

Huge hypermarket store now called "Géant Casino". This chain is the second largest hypermarket chain in France, it recently expanded to Gabon

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon100.jpg?t=1206211738

café caled "Birdy Art"....looks like a private house but it is not

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon101.jpg?t=1206211839

this place is lit at night, it is said

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon107.jpg?t=1206212495

some random construction

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon111.jpg?t=1206212548

Gabonese hobby bikers on the roads in Libreville...more and more people are starting to buy sport bikes and start biking:cheers:

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon110.jpg?t=1206212602

road pic

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon127.jpg?t=1206212663


construction site

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon126.jpg?t=1206212723

entry to an appartment house

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon109.jpg?t=1206212763

Gabonese mega prawns, bon appetit

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon113.jpg?t=1206212810

mama and daughter at Pointe Dénis beach

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon114.jpg?t=1206212881

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon118.jpg?t=1206213071

private beach house on Pointe dénis

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon115.jpg?t=1206212995

it is said that this cute monkey belongs to the restaurant

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon119.jpg?t=1206213106

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon120.jpg?t=1206213156

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon123.jpg?t=1206213192

Gabonese art, it is wholly different from Nigerian art...but I like it, too

Punu Mask

http://www.genuineafrica.com/images/Punu/Punu_Mask_Gabon/Punu_Gabon.jpg

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/h2/h2_2000.177.jpg

http://z.about.com/d/africanhistory/1/0/H/B/FaceMask3-Disney-Tishman.jpg

http://z.about.com/d/africanhistory/1/0/J/B/FaceMask1-Disney-Tishman.jpg

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Sculpture/fthmsk_galwa.gif

http://www.barry-kay-archive.org/EX_OPERIBUS/EXO_Img/Mask_Front_vlg.jpg

Just a very funky night club/disco in Libreville.


this disco is fantatstic:banana:, it has large TV screens placed on various segments, the place seems to have two two floors at least if I am not mistaken...and the equipment is state-of-the art..it could be ANY trendy spacious disco in Europe..the place is packed, wooowww...make sure that you put on your boxes while watching this revealing short video



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i am also surprised that Libreville is relatively unknown even in Africa. Its quite well developed and clean compared to many African cities and deserves more publicity.

I definately agree, but Western Media doesn't want to publish anything that will make Africans look decent so they can keep their biased, negative stereotypes about the continent.

Oh well, the best way for Africans to prove the media wrong is to keep building and building and eventually they'll have to recognize Africa.

There are so many nice things and parts of africa worth mentioning, they just don't. Good new in media circles is no news at all. The most developed parts of the world can stand up tall when the see scenes of abject poverty in africa and parts of South Aisa. All that get seen are hungry children with flies, slums etc. It is down to African to use some of the resources to advertise themselves.

So here we got a typical slum area picture of Libreville!

You do have to hand it them, Gabon slums look a hell of a lot better compared to many other slums on the continent.

Have you seen Kibera in Nairobi?

Attleast the slums here actually have roofs made out of concrete as opposed to tin or cardboard.

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Woow, it is nice to see so many different photos from my home country Gabon and from Libreville where I originally come from. Un grand merci à vous tous!

I lived in Libreville till 2005 before I flew to France to complete my studies there. I will go back to my country once I am finish my study. Like many Gabonese students I received a scholarship from our government. The government provides a scholarship to each Gabonese student who wants to complete his studies abroad. Many of us go to France, Senegal, Marocco, Canada and lately also to South Africa.

I am a new member to SSC. I have finally made up my mind to sign up. So hello to everybody:)

Sorry, my English is not so good but I hope that I make myself understand.

Angcamoc, I have just read what you said. Can I ask you where do you come from? Are you from Africa or America?

I please beg you to make differences. Your statistics are not right, please don´t invent anything about my country. The pictures that you have posted show immigrant or market areas.

The pictures what you are showing are not new but old pictures. I was is Libreville during Christmas time together with my girlfriend. She liked it very much and she plans to settle with me there to.

In Gabon there are many European people, especially French or French-speaking people. Many of them live in Gabon for a long time and also have their own small buisiness and have families there.

Gabon is one of the few countries in Africa that has remained stable and fairly rich and where nobody goes to bed hungry. However, constrasts can be sharp between high and middle income areas where mainly Gabonese and white people live and poor ares where mainly our immigrants live.

Yes, Bongo is corrupt - some wish that he leaves office - but he has always kept peace in a country with many ethnic groups, we are really afraid what will happen if he leaves office one day because there is no real alternative to him, that´s what holds him in power. Gabonese are peaceful people, they don´t want war and all this terrible things.

Gabon attracts many immigrants from our poorer neigbour countries. (almost 40% of our population come from countries such as Cameroon, Congo, Nigeria, Mali, Benin, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Togo etc.) However, although there are many hard-working people, many of our immigrants come to Gabon to steal or work illegally and many West African people send their children to work as housemaids. This is terrible and HAS TO STOP, that is why we don´t like them too much, in general. We want educated immigrants and not thieves or those that want to ruin our small country. This is harming our country, please nobody should misunderstand me now.

In the last couple of years, many new projects are currently under construction on Libreville (I telephone with my brother two days ago who is in Libreville) and other parts of the country. LBV has changed to better. our new partners are now China, like in the rest of Africa, too, Brazil, South Africa and people from Arabia.

I hope that I have gave you some introduction into my country.:)

PS: Please excuse my bad and simple English.

PS: I plan to return to Gabon at the end of the year and I promise to take many pictures for all of you which will give you a good and better insight into my country than what I have seen here.

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Gaboaman is that right what I am reading here? We have new member from Gabon?!:banana::banana:

We are all looking forward to your pictures!

Your are highly welcome!!!!!!!!!!:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Aganomoc can you stop with your endless political deabtes , we all know that you don´t like the country by now. This is forum dedicated to urban photosand new development, please comply to the rules. Thanks

As for the oil strike, it was solved in a matter of days by the president. and strikes oil strikes are nothing new t any country, they even happen in Europe.

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Oh Yes, I am the son of a prince!
Anyway, this thread is about urban development and N-E-W photos S-T-R-I-C-T-L-Y! Like all the other threads, too!

New pics from 2008

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon200.jpg?t=1211062433

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon302.jpg?t=1211062608

beach pic

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon301.jpg?t=1211062545

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon303.jpg?t=1211062627

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon305.jpg?t=1211062676

good residential area

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon306.jpg?t=1211062704

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon312.jpg?t=1211062878

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon311.jpg?t=1211062863

café with bird area

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon403.jpg?t=1211062946

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon307.jpg?t=1211062742

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon309.jpg?t=1211062798

another random eatery somewhere in Libreville

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/xgabon310.jpg?t=1211062819

You guys crack me up :lol:

Nice pics btw.

Peace

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Angammoc, you are just a true psycho! You shower some countries with shit while praising other to heaven...when someone shows bad pictures about Mocambique, you start wheening like a baby!

and to how many places have you been so far and where do you belong to? America? Amazaonia in cameroon (that place that holds 30% of the world´s oil which just says a lot of how factual you really are), Angola, ..or are you just a lunatic broken free from an American assylum? LOL


..,and the picture with hotel is NOT hotel but taken in a residential area, you should learn to read properly!

and if you continue with your political debate and I will ruin the threads that you created in a matter of a few minutes!

So back off!!! This is my last warning!

THIS IS MERELY SHOWING NEW PICTURES AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT!!

PS: I AM SORRY GABAOMAN, never mind this boy!

PEACE!

You guys crack me up

Nice pics btw.

Mulema has to stop. he came here by stirring up the debate, the rest of us were just commenting and showing pictures!

In China people like him would have ended up either killed or thrown into jail...end of the story, in Africa they are allowed to infest people´s minds with their silly debates.

THIS THREAD IS ABOUT NEW PICTURES AND NEW URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND NOT POLITICS!!!

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Yeah, you Angolan friends, your Gabonese friends, your American friends your friends from Amazonia in cameroon, your friends from the moon, what next?
Man, I just wish that this Gaboaman will come back to read your one-sided crap!

Mulema from Cameroon, please restrict yourself to your sections! I don´t go there and post pics, at least when you tell me this I won´t do it any more, much time & energy saved for me!

Can we reach an aggreement on this?

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Ok, these batch of photos were taken April and June 2007

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/libreville101.jpg?t=1211145865

street

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/libreville108.jpg?t=1211146188

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/libreville109.jpg?t=1211146242

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/libreville107.jpg?t=1211146149

random shot of a flat, I found it interesting because of the Gabonese ornaments attached to its front walls:cheers:



http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/libreville104.jpg?t=1211145980

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/libreville106.jpg?t=1211146115

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/libreville105.jpg?t=1211146073

this is the Axa Colonia insurance headquarter of Gabon in Libreville

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/libreville110.jpg?t=1211146274

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj56/morgenstille/libreville102.jpg?t=1211145907

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minsitry of forestry and environment, I like the design and architecture

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these kind of photos are so easy to find about Libreville, I don´t know why...so here are three of them

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Taken or put online in Febr. 2008

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Gabonese pupils next to the motorway... if you strain your eyes

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Here are two brand new videos showing Libreville (its inner city highways, flyover, roads)

Video 1

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Video 2

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PS: The videos gives a good insight, the blogger wanted to show his daily way to his office!

Libreville, GABON

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not bad at all. thanks for the pics

Yosef, you brought this thread back to life:cheers:


I have almost forgotten that it existed.

so here is some new contribution


Libreville june-october 2008 (various spots of the city)

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those taxis are dreadful, they should really replace them:ohno:

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it is said that new office high-rises should be built here

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Again those horror taxis, they are so disgusting

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French hypermarket chain Géant

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some construction if you strain your eyes

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funny what´s written here:lol:

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another building u/c somewhere in Libreville

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another construction

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this has become a very popular sports in Gabon (Libreville) among Gabonese

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again those trash taxis

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old colonial structures

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historic monument

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This is the arrival of some of the international bikers that took part in thi s yea´s fourth Amissa Bongo international bike tour that took those people across Gabon


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many professional teams took part

Apart from the usual ones like Gabon, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Tunisia, Marocco, France, Belgium, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Rwanda...you also had teams from Eastern Europe, from Asia (but only one!), and also from South Africa and Spain.:cheers:

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dancing and having fun

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the two founding fathers of this race which took place sucessfully for the fourth time this year

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Matthias, seriously, you are doing a graet job, especially on Africa. Felicitations!

Tres belle ville, tres beau pays!
Libreville is wonderful, capital of an extreemily beautiful country. They should market more Gabon, bacause it has almost all the potentials to be one of Africa's top touritic destination.
No seriously, I knew Gabon was quit prosperous but I didn't expect those sights.

Glad for them

Very famous French singer called "Jenifer" gave a big concert in Libreville. People like her in Gabon.... Moreover, she has lived for several years in Gabon and has family members who live in Gabon.



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JENNIFER en concert à Libreville

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VQIB4hpaNos

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C’est au Palais des Spectacles de la Cité de la Démocratie que Jenifer a donné un concert unique le 31 janvier dernier. Devant un public venu nombreux pour l’applaudir, l’artiste à confirmé son attachement au Gabon qu’elle a connu adolescente.
La star française qui venait juste d’être récompensée au NRJ Award comme ‘ L’artiste féminin de l’année 2008’ a ravi ses fans librevillois en les emportant à travers ses albums durant près de deux heures.
A noter que Jenifer et toute son équipe ont été transportées par la Compagnie aérienne Gabon Airlines.


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relatively new public hospital in Libreville

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Haha. Only in Africa do you get hospitals etc named after serving presidents.

What's wrong about that?

Are you kidding?!! LOL. This guy builds a public hospital and names it after himself.

Are you kidding?!! LOL. This guy builds a public hospital and names it after himself.

Welcome to dictatorship,.... did you forget what dictators do? I was done in the Soviet Union as well. Still being done by some former Soviet republics as we speak.

How many buildings in the Gulf bear the names of kings or sultans or look at Asian countries?

How many buildings in France bear the name of General de Gaulles? He is still the most cherished political post-war figure by French people...look at Sarkozy who was democratically elected, his ratings are at an all time low. (just a mere two years after election!)

The most important is that hospitals, universities, schools and the like get built and if they all bear the name of a person, really I couldn´t care less as long as they provide good service.

Can we please keep this thread apolitical, once and for all, PLEASE!!! It is a picture thread. Thank you:master::master:

nice pictures and contribution Matt, and yes lets keep this thread apolitical. Gabon looks great and seems to have good insfrastructure.

more pics of Libreville´s public hospital

it is better than the hospitals where I live, honestly...they don´t have marble floors here

professors and doctors of Neurosurgery Department

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Two colonels

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Direction Financière

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the entire hospital Complex

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some of the nurses

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the emergency department when you arrive

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head of emergency department

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service department for inflammations

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head of the department

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radiology department

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head of radiology

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department of optamalogie

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orthopedic department

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head of department

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department of

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head of department

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department of ondosmathologie

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head of department

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department of

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Department of heodialyse

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laboratory department

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Centre d´expertise médicale

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one of the pharmacy department

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Espace scientifique

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kitchen department

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There is another new hyper-modern public hospital aprroved, truly state-of the art

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Now that's what i call ivestements in social economic. those are real modern Hospitals. woow.

Great stuff Matt,:cheers:

Matt, I can pretty much guarantee you that hospitals in Germany are on a different level! Marble floors are irrelevant! But yes, this is nice for Africa standards.

it is not irrelavant for a dveloping country, why should Africa only always receive shit? trash car that the west doesn´t use, are we sub-humans or what?

I also highly applaud all the mega towers that are built in asia and I hope they even get more and higher, "smile with the West" (if you know what I mean) is the best weapon to defeat them, in the long term! Asians have perfectly undertsood the game, Africans not, unfortunately.

PEACE

Now that's what i call ivestements in social economic. those are real modern Hospitals. woow.

Great stuff Matt,:cheers:

To be Honest..Libreville looks like a small American city..the lawns are well kept and there is no congestion or human mass....everyone is neat...no signs of poverty..not even motorbikes..or bycles..I mean.....is this Africa??

Although the Bitches in the picture look spoilt.... I think by the petro dollars.

Once you go more inland in the city of Libreville then things start to resemble some other parts of Africa more.

To be Honest..Libreville looks like a small American city..the lawns are well kept and there is no congestion or human mass....everyone is neat...no signs of poverty..not even motorbikes..or bycles..I mean.....is this Africa??

Although the Bitches in the picture look spoilt.... I think by the petro dollars.

Yes that's Gabon, Cenrtal africa. Gabon has only about 2 million people , so you must understand. and 90% of them live in Libreville and Port gentil.

Once you go more inland in the city of Libreville then things start to resemble some other parts of Africa more.

There are only 10% of Gabonese that live in villages. Even Franceville is more like Libreville and Port Gentil.

I don't know where you got the notion that the rest of Gabon looks like typical africa. because it doesn't.

No, I was just saying that some of the more inland parts of the city of Libreville are less well off then what was shown in the pictures.

No, I was just saying that some of the more inland parts of the city of Libreville are less well off then what was shown in the pictures.

I have been to Gabon, hence my interest for the country.

Yes, you are right that people on the outskirts are less well-off but still Gabonese squatters are way better than what you find in Lagos, Nairobi, Jo´Burg etc.

Gabonese poor people get free electricity, and medicine is entirely paid by the government.

Between 35-40% (depending on the sources) of entire Gabonese population consists of foreigners. That´s a huge amount for any society to bear. Real Gabonese people don´t make up more than 800 000 people.

Moreover, there are thoudsands of new social housing u/c...joint ventures between India - Gabon, Italy - Gabon and Canada - Gabon. You should have read the news that I upload every once in a while.:)

And whoever takes up Bongo´s reign, you will witness a new era dawning.

The model that Bongo installed (every second Gabonese worked for the government which led to Africa´s most bloated public sector!!), is not sustainable and has been scaled down the past years. The younger Gabonese people are different from "Papa Bongo´s" generation! More willing to create their own business and less government-dependent...there are a couple of good internet journals where you will see it.

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Wow, very nice. Reminds me somewhat of a local hospital here design-wise.

libreville is really nice. to bad it doesnt receive much attention.

Some on Libreville´s restaurants


Libreville has a broad array of good to very good restaurants, some have won international prizes (due to Jeune afrique magazine)

you get everything from French haute cuisine, French wine cellars with area for "dégustation", Lebanese restaurants from cheap to luxurious, piano bar with tea and biscuits, Japanese sushi, Chinese, Korean, various African restaurants from cheap to stylish, road side maquis area. Many are beautifully decorated with a lot of attention to detail.

I have collected a few but the list is not extensive, of course!!

Le Balibar

Le fronton de ce bar, nouvellement créé, est en lui-même une véritable œuvre d’art qui donne le ton du lieu : poétique et exotique, ouvert et convivial.


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Dans le jardin, qui devra incessamment accueillir un barbecue devant offrir des grillades de gambas, de langoustes et autres brochettes, s’étend une piscine qui rappelle que la province indonésienne de Bali est entourée d’eau. Savant mélange de modernité et de tradition, le mobilier, les objets d’art et la décoration donnent de la classe à ce bar. Deux salons privés y ont été aménagés pour les discussions tranquilles ou privées. Chantal définit son bar en termes de “before” (avant) et “after” (après). C’est effectivement l’idéal avant ou après un restaurant. Le bar offre tous types de boissons et on y grignote de délicieuses tapas aux recettes originales. Le Balibar est situé à Batterie IV en face de l’école “Courte Echelle” (ex-Okapi), non loin de la résidence du Consul de France.

Balibar - Libreville - Batterie IV

Tél. : 06 26 80 58



L'Endroit

café and bar

Créé par une ex-sociétaire du “Café Chaud”, “L’endroit” est un petit café presque intimiste jouxtant «L’Emir», le restaurant arabe situé rue de la mairie, en face du PMUG.

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Il s’agit en effet de l’un des bars les plus feutrés du centre-ville de Libreville, idéal aussi bien pour un rendez-vous galant que pour converser tranquillement entre amis. Constituée de plafonniers joliment agencés qui favorisent une gracieuse luminosité, d’un mobilier design en bois précieux et de quelques tableaux, la décoration y est à la fois sobre et élégante. Des bougies et autres senteurs à brûler viennent souligner l’aspect enchanteur de ce bar dont la programmation musicale embrasse tous les continents dans un esprit world music. Bertrand et ses collègues y reçoivent tous les jours une clientèle smart et bon enfant. “L’Endroit” est ouvert tous les jours à partir de 7h30, permettant à ceux qui travaillent dans le centre-ville et qui évitent les cafés populeux, d’y prendre leur petit déjeuner. De même, le soir, des cadres et hommes d’affaires s’y donnent rendez-vous pour un petit verre après le travail. La carte propose les classiques du snack-bar, quelques cocktails exotiques, notamment brésiliens et de la petite grignote gratuite. “L’endroit” est l’endroit de prédilection des gens distingués et réservés.

L’endroit - Libreville - Centre ville face PMUG - Tél. 07 84 68 69


Le Deauville

Résolument luxueux et gastronomique

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Baptisé Deauville en référence à une bonne table parisienne et à la ville du même nom, ce restaurant est indubitablement l’un des plus beaux de Libreville. Fait de rideaux en franges tombant du plafond, d’ingénieux luminaires et d’objets d’art savamment choisis et disposés, le décor y est féerique. Ce restaurant dispose d’un salon privé pouvant accueillir jusqu’à quatorze personnes que l’on peut toutefois occuper si l’on veut éviter les oreilles indiscrètes même si on est moins nombreux. Une tarification et un menu sont suggérés pour un repas excédant quinze couverts et la salle toute entière peut être affectée à un banquet d’entreprise. Le Deauville offre une restauration gastronomique à laquelle elle refuse de déroger, même pour des repas d’entreprise de cinquante couverts. La cuisine n’utilise que des produits frais ou importés de France avec le meilleur conditionnement. La cave est à la hauteur du positionnement haut de gamme de l’établissement. On y trouve aussi bien les vins les plus prestigieux que des cuvées aux tarifs accessibles, non moins bonnes.

Le Deauville : 73 76 13


Le Chasse Spleen

Une alternative conviviale et peu onéreuse

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Ainsi que son nom l’indique, ce restaurant a été créé pour chasser le spleen. Sa terrasse est l’endroit idéal pour observer les tendances de la ville et elle ne laisse pas soupçonner un restaurant à l’intérieur fait de boiseries et d’un éclairage qui donnent au lieu un aspect à la fois luxueux et convivial. Au-delà de son aspect extérieur de bar et de la pizzeria que l’on voit à la terrasse, la cuisine offerte à l’intérieur est diversifiée et peut se décliner jusqu’à la gastronomie. De même la cave, tout en offrant un large choix, a été étudiée pour satisfaire toutes les bourses. On peut y organiser un repas d’affaires et à partir de dix personnes la maison pratique une tarification flexible très avantageuse. Tous les soirs, du mercredi au samedi, une animation musicale y est offerte par deux petits orchestres très professionnels dont le volume n’empêche pas une conversation sollicitant l’écoute attentive. Résolument charmant.

Le Chasse Spleen : 05 09 32 06


Le Phare du Large

Le nec plus ultra du repas d’affaires`

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C’est l’une des tables les plus indiquées de Libreville pour les repas d’affaires. Le Phare du Large dispose d’un parking privé et de trois salons privés à l’étage pouvant accueillir aussi bien des conseils d’administrations que des repas d’affaires avec moins de convives. Si les petits salons offrent quatre à cinq couverts, le plus grand d’entre eux peut accueillir jusqu’à 14 convives et la grande salle du rez-de-chaussée peut être réquisitionnée pour un repas d’entreprise. Et, dans ce cas, M. Fontaine, le maître des lieux, propose un menu adapté au budget de l’entreprise. Savant mélange de sobriété et de luxe, le décor du Phare du Large est à la fois reposant et convivial. Il se prête si bien aux repas d’affaires que de nombreuses entreprises en ont fait leur lieu de prédilection pour cette prestation. La cuisine y est gastronomique et chaque jour des suggestions occasionnées par les arrivages sont proposées en dehors de la carte. Les produits sont absolument frais et la cave de ce restaurant jouit d’une réputation à toute épreuve.

Le Phare du Large : 73 02 73


Le Bateau Ivre

Bonne table, bonne cave et accueil sympa

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Situé sur le front de mer, ce restaurant offre à travers ses baies vitrées une vue plongeante sur la mer. Avec son cadre élégant orné de divers objets marins et de trophées de pêche sportive, on est vraiment dans un bateau dont l’ivresse est assurée par une cuisine gastronomique et des produits de qualité. C’est une table dont la réputation n’est plus à faire. Sa cave propose une très bonne variété de vins de qualité. La maison ne dispose d’aucune politique particulière pour les repas d’affaires. Mais, elle reste l’une des plus sollicitées pour ce type de rencontre. Pour un repas d’affaires, il est conseillé de venir en semaine. Vous serez accueillis comme des rois et vous bénéficierez d’une atmosphère un peu plus propice aux discussions. Le Bateau Ivre est à situer dans le haut de gamme de la restauration librevilloise. D’une convivialité légendaire François Vidal et sa femme, capitaines du bateau, sauront vous trouver la table la plus indiquée pour une discussion discrète.

Le Bateau Ivre : 44 34 87


Le Marquisat


Cuisine gastronomique et service d’exception

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La vocation du Marquisat, restaurant situé au centre-ville en plein cœur du quartier des affaires de Libreville, est de rester en contact avec le milieu entrepreneurial. Cette bonne adresse abrite, au rez-de-chaussée, un restaurant brasserie et, à l’étage, un restaurant gourmet et discret. Le rez-de-chaussée offre un brunch de 7 h à 10 h 30 et un service déjeuner de 12 h à 17 h, tandis que le restaurant à l’étage est ouvert de midi à 17 h. Bénéficiant de la lumière naturelle à travers ses grandes baies vitrées doublées de beaux voilages et rideaux, le cadre est agréable, convivial et élégant mais encore plus ravissant le soir. L’étage dispose d’un rétroprojecteur, d’un écran géant et d’un paper-board. Il peut être loué pour des repas d’affaires ou des conseils d’administration. À partir de 15 personnes et Marc et Isa, maîtres de la structure, peuvent proposer une tarification avantageuse en fonction du menu et du nombre d’invités. De nombreuses personnalités choisissent l’étage du Marquisat pour leurs repas d’affaires improvisés. L’endroit peut accueillir jusqu’à 30 convives et un salon privé VIP de huit couverts y a été aménagé pour ceux qui veulent s’isoler. D’un bon standing, la cave du Marquisat est à tous les goûts et à tous les prix. Alors qu’il s’agit bien d’un restaurant gastronomique, Pierre, le chef, propose une carte et des suggestions qu’il préfère appeler « cuisine gourmet ». Le soir ce restaurant n’est ouvert que sur réservation.

Le Marquisat : 77 83 24


L'Épicurien


Cuisine raffinée et salons VIP dans l’un des plus beaux décors de Libreville

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Si vous aimez les décors fleuris et chaleureux, l’Épicurien est fait pour vous. Avec sa salle aux couleurs chaudes et boisées, ses salons VIP de 6, 8 à 15 et 20 personnes, sa carte gastronomique variée et originale, c’est un restaurant haut de gamme, calme et luxueux, particulièrement adapté aux repas d’affaires détendus mais sérieux. Le service est professionnel et attentif. L’Épicurien propose une cuisine européenne inventive et raffinée, comme le Pot-au-Feu de la Mer, l’Aumonière de Gambas et Langoustes ou la Fricassée de Veau au Riesling. Les suggestions du jour méritent votre attention par leur qualité et leur originalité. Quant à la carte des vins, elle est de bonne facture et bien équilibrée. Contrairement aux deux restaurants précédents, l’Épicurien est fermé le dimanche mais ouvert midi et soir toute la semaine.

L’Épicurien : 73 03 59



like somewhere in Provence:cheers:

Ikasa, Jacky Cochon




Produits du terroir et ambiance familiale

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Musique latino, jazz et beaucoup de reggae, grandes tables en bois, du vin qui coule à flots, des viandes exceptionnelles, le porc en particulier que Jacky élève lui-même, tout est réuni pour créer une ambiance chaleureuse et conviviale. Le point fort de Jacky Cochon, c’est sans conteste sa charcuterie artisanale : jambon braisé, saucisses, boudin, pâtés ou rillettes, tout est fabriqué sur place. Le “petit cochon”, une planche de charcuteries assorties, est particulièrement appréciée des habitués, accompagnée de vins du pays. La cuisine proposée à la carte est copieuse, du cassoulet périgourdin aux grillades de viandes tendres et fondantes. La cave à vins, abondamment fournie, est à la hauteur des espérances d’un amateur de bonne chair. Du petit vin de pays, importé du bordelais, aux grands crus classés, le choix est vaste et toujours disponible. Mais l’originalité d’Ikasa, c’est son salon privé, disponible sur réservation, avec sa décoration de cave périgourdine et son accès indépendant qui permet d’y organiser les repas d’affaires les plus discrets de Libreville. Le menu peut-être composé, lors de la réservation, de cuisine traditionnelle gabonaise.

Ikasa, Jacky Cochon : 73 18 48



Good traditional cuisine from Lyon (Central France):cheers:

Le Flibustier

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Cuisine traditionnelle française “de terroir”

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Restaurateur de la haute gastronomie lyonnaise, Patrick Chevrot est à l’image de sa cuisine, authentique, gourmande et généreuse. Une règle à laquelle il n’a pas dérogé en achetant cet ancien piano bar, à son arrivée à Port Gentil il y a bientôt quatre ans. Les produits sont nobles, les légumes du potager et tout est fabriqué “sur place” dans la cuisine super équipée. Dans une ambiance “bateau pirate” au cadre rustique et convivial, la salle de 70 couverts accueille une clientèle aisée qui vient prendre le temps d’un vrai repas. Il faut dire que ce qui compte au Flibustier, c’est d’abord ce que l’on a dans l’assiette. Les terrines de campagne, foies gras, magrets fumés et gésiers confits “maison” font la réputation de cette table, où selon le maître des lieux on goûte à “une cuisine que l’on ne mange pas ailleurs”… en tout cas pas à Libreville. La carte des vins est riche en rouges qui accompagnent viandes et charcuteries, avec quelques blancs pour souligner la fameuse croustade de moules. Deux à trois fois par an, le Flibustier rassemble les copains autour d’un pot-au-feu géant ou pour déguster un couscous ou encore une paëlla. Les jeunes mariés et les chefs d’entreprise peuvent louer le restaurant pour un cocktail ou un buffet dînatoire au bord de la piscine. Plus discret, une petite salle privée pour repas d’affaires accueille une dizaine de personnes. Autre atout de la “maison Chevrot”, elle propose ses services de traiteur chez les particuliers et les entreprises et se plie à tous les désirs culinaires de sa clientèle sur commande. Ouvert du mardi au samedi, le Flibustier est une adresse unique à Libreville que les amateurs de bonne chaire se doivent de découvrir.
Le Flibustier 07 41 91 01


Everything from French, Gabonese, West Indies, Corsian and Morroccon cuisine on offer:cheers:


Saveurs Exotiques




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Un décor enchanteur bien isolé du reste du monde

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Situé non loin du carrefour ACAE, sur la droite en allant à Owendo, Saveurs Exotiques est un restaurant discret qui gagne à être connu. Edifiée dans un jardin luxuriant, sa terrasse féerique aux lumières feutrées est tout indiquée pour un apéritif d’affaires. Un accès direct à la plage a été aménagé pour les amoureux de la nature. Le cadre du restaurant, dans lequel se mêlent des influences d’ici et d’ailleurs, est raffiné, chaleureux et authentique. Sa décoration en bois précieux du pays crée une ambiance à la fois sauvage et romantique. La cave offre un peu de tout et quelques grands crus tandis que le bar dispose de tout ce qu’il faut. Saveurs exotiques, qui dispose d’un salon privé, propose une “cuisine du monde” (française, marocaine, asiatique, gabonaise, corse, antillaise, indienne) absolument exquise. Son buffet de midi à 9 000 F CFA est très recommandé. La programmation musicale, Lounge, y est relaxante. Saveurs Exotiques propose aussi quelques chambres d’hôtes merveilleusement décorées et assure un véritable service d’auberge familliale à ses clients.Une autre manière de voyager.

Saveur Exotiques : 05 81 88 08



Le Voilier


Une cuisine de qualité dans un cadre marin

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D’un local sans âme, Pierre Jean à su faire un joli petit restaurant intimiste où les habitués viennent prendre l’apéritif avant de monter à l’étage, sur la mezzanine, pour y manger une cuisine européenne très raffinée. Un grand soin est apporté aux menus qui varient régulièrement et s’enrichissent d’innovations inspirées par le Chef. La cave à vin est, elle aussi, raffinée et recherchée. Situé au cœur de Louis, dans la galerie Juma (Western Union), c’est une excellente adresse pour y manger le midi ou le soir avec des collègues, des fournisseurs ou des clients. Le décor est particulièrement travaillé et réussi, reprenant tout ce qui faisait le charme de la marine à voile des siècles passés. Le bar est ouvert toute la journée, avec sa terrasse verdoyante, relativement discrète et un parking bien pratique dans le quartier.

Le Voilier : 05 09 09 60

Japanese restaurant with real Japanese cook, no fake!:cheers:


Le Sakura

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Restaurant japonais au décor très moderne. Un must à Libreville !

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Le nom de ce restaurant renvoie à la fleur de cerisier qui annonce le printemps. C’est l’un des symboles du Japon mais aussi du renouveau. Nouvellement ouvert, Sakura est actuellement le seul restaurant, à Libreville, offrant de la pure gastronomie japonaise : Maki, Sushi, Sashimi, Yakitori, etc. Mais aussi une large palette de mets cuits réalisés par un maître Sushi venu spécialement de Japon. Pour le moment, ce restaurant ne propose que des menus découverte, crus ou cuits. Une carte sera proposée dès la fin du mois de mars avec l’arrivée d’un renfort de cuisiniers permettant de tenir plus de propositions. Les promoteurs de ce restaurant ont voulu un lieu qui soit le reflet des valeurs et de la cuisine nippone : simple, élégant et raffiné. Ils veillent à la fraîcheur et à la qualité des aliments dont de nombreux produits sont directement importés du Japon. Localisé à Montagne-Sainte, à quelques mètres de l’embranchement situé entre le night-club Oxy+ (ex-Oxygène) et l’Agence N°1, le Sakura est un écrin blanc, joliment éclairé et abritant un mobilier aux formes épurées. Foncièrement charmant.

Le Sakura : 07 75 30 19 ou 07 75 29 58


Le Nautilus Café

Inspiré de « La ligue des gentlemen extraordinaires » et de «Vingt mille lieues sous les mers», roman de Jules Verne qui met en scène le sous-marin du capitaine Némo, le Nautilus Café est un bar à thème déclinant un décor nautique qui tient à la fois de la plage exotique et du fond sous-marin dans lequel pieuvres et méduses servent de tabourets.

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Le bar offre une déclinaison de cocktails et des propositions pour ceux qui ont une petite faim tandis que la toile de fond sonore, constituée de Rock New-Wave et de World-music, est un véritable «appel du large». Situé à Louis dans la galerie du Prado à côté de l’Etoile d’or, le Nautilus café est l’endroit idéal pour se mettre en train avant le night-club. Dépaysement garanti.


African cuisine:cheers:

Le petit village de Jeanne Ebory

Absolument différent du «Couloir de la mort» ou de l’avenue Jean-Paul II, même s’il s’agit également d’une agglutination de petits bars.

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Le petit village de Jeanne Ebory est entièrement construit en rondins d’Okoumé et se situe derrière «Croisade Bar» au fond du parking du restaurant Papa Union à l’entrée de Louis. Le dépaysement est garanti. Dès l’entrée du village qui compte dix petits maquis, Béatrice, la fille aux dreadlocks, vous accueille dans le bar le plus fleuri de l’endroit, peint d’un jaune et vert absolument exotique, diffusant des tubes de Rock, Pop, Jazz, Reggae et bien sûr des classiques de la variété mondiale et africaine. On y déguste un pot au feu de viande fraîche résolument accrocheur, du poisson salé, du gibier et bien d’autres mets qui font que les gourmets y reviennent très souvent. C’est le rendez-vous du dimanche de tous ceux qui recherchent un bouillon «réparateur» pour clôturer le week-end.

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This is a small theme complex Café, wine cellar, boutique shops inside and small exotic bird park:cheers:


Le Birdy's Bar

Certes excentré parce que situé un peu avant l’échangeur de l’aéroport de Libreville, plus exactement dans la ruelle située à l’entrée du Conseil Économique et Social, le Birdy’s Bar, qui gagne absolument à être mieux connu, est un lieu féerique, surtout en soirée.

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C’est l’idéal donc pour s’aérer l’esprit après le travail. On y trouve une piscine, un carré VIP et des espaces, au choix, ventilés ou climatisés, dans lesquels on peut lire des magazines en sirotant un verre. Le décor est un mélange de nature, avec ses nombreuses plantes, et de cascades d’eaux. Le sol est recouvert d’un plancher qui donne l’impression d’un pont de navire sur lequel est disposé un mobilier en provenance du Maroc et d’Afrique du Sud dont on peut acheter certaines pièces. Le Birdy’s Bar est un complexe regroupant oisellerie, animalerie, aquariophilie, magasin de décoration et coffee shop. Ce dernier est une cave à vins, un bar à tapas où l’on peut avoir une variété de salades, de la petite grillade, du milk-shake ou des fruits frais mixés. La visite de l’oisellerie est devenue une sorte de ballade au zoo à laquelle les habitués ne manquent pas de convier les nouveaux venus.

Le Birdy’s Bar - Libreville - Échangeur aéroport - Tél. 06 10 63 84


this was is very nice:cheers:


Le Garde Caffé

Un bar restaurant installé dans un superbe jardin exotique et un mini golf

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Le Garden Caffé est une brasserie située quartier Louis, dans la ruelle menant du Cotton Club au night-club Le Diabolo. L’espace, convivial et décontracté, est fréquenté par une clientèle éclectique. On y trouve de nombreux jeux (Baby-foot, billard, cartes, dés, pétanque, etc.) permettant de décompresser après une dure journée de travail. L’endroit dispose d’un vidéo projecteur géant et de quelques autres écrans de télévision qui lui donnent des allures de bar sportif dans lequel on peut se donner rendez-vous lors des grands événements sportifs à l’instar de la Coupe du monde ou de Rolland Garros. Si la cave du Garden Caffé est sans prétention de prestige, on y trouve de bonnes cuvées et il offre une grande variété de spiritueux, de bières et de cocktails. Le restaurant, ouvert tous les jours sauf le lundi à midi, dispose d’une carte variée et propose, à bon prix, quelques spécialités gabonaises mais surtout les classiques de la cuisine française. Ouvert en semaine jusqu’à minuit, le Garden Caffé peut «pousser» jusqu’à 1 heure durant le week-end. Idéal pour les discussions entre collègues après le travail. Dernière précision : le gaden Caffé est aussi un charmant “Motel” avec de jolies chambres en bungalows éparpillées dans le jardin.


theme bar in American Hollywood style:cheers:



Le Bar à Vin d'Hollywood


Hollywood Café n’est plus à présenter aux mondains qui arpentent régulièrement la montée de Louis et son bar à vin, récemment créé est une curiosité qui vaut le détour.


Si dans ses offres habituelles ce bar dédié à l’univers du cinéma hollywoodien a toujours servi de bonnes bouteilles de vin, l’ouverture de cet espace vient en élargir la gamme. On y trouve 17 références de vins rouges en provenance de Bordeaux mais aussi des autres régions et du Chili, 9 références de la gamme Champagne et quelques grands crus (St Julien Château Ducru, St Julien Beaucaillou, St Julien Château Beychevelle, St Emilion le Fer, Château Batailley, etc.) dont la fourchette des prix est tout aussi large et commence à 15 000 F.CFA la bouteille tandis que certains produits sont vendus au verre entre 3 500 et 5 500 F.CFA. Le bar à vin d’Hollywood est ouvert dès 17 h. Uniquement en début de soirée, les consommations sont accompagnées de toasts gratuits composés de fromage, charcuterie et tapas divers. La lumière feutrée et le décor en trompe-l’œil composé de briques apparentes et de voûtes, donne l’impression d’être dans un chai dont certains barils servent de tables. On s’y croirait vraiment.

Le Bar à vin d’Hollywood, montée de Louis. Libreville - À partir de 17 heures - Tél. - 07 388 321

a place for snobs:ohno:


Le Campari

Endroit sympathique même si les nombreux habitués un tantinet snobs lui donnent des allures de club, Le Campari est situé à la Cité Damas un peu derrière la clinique du célèbre Professeur Alain Ondo.

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Il s’agit d’un charmant petit hangar bien aéré où trône, sans gêner les clients, un imposant four et sa cheminée. On y sert du poisson braisé, de grosses brochettes de viande alliant quantité, qualité et tarification mais aussi de la pizza. Le riz et les frites y sont appréciés même si la tarification de la boisson avoisine celle des snack-bars. L’espace n’est pas très grand et le succès de l’endroit y occasionne souvent une file d’attente informelle. L’idéal est donc de s’y rendre en tout début de soirée. Un lavage de voiture jouxte Le Campari où l’on peut faire laver sa voiture durant l’agape.


La Bassamoise

C’est la meilleure table ivoirienne de Libreville. Les habitués l’appèlent aussi Chez Madame Ping.


Située un peu avant le portail du lycée Français Blaise Pascal, la Bassamoise est une grande terrasse bien architecturée et amplement éclairée qui tient son nom du quartier abidjanais Grand Bassam. L’endroit est aéré et la distance entre les tables permet de parler sans murmurer. C’est un restaurant middle class où l’on déguste de nombreux mets ivoiriens. Notamment le « poulet bicyclette », entendez un poulet du village ; l’Atchéké, sorte de gari à base de tubercule de manioc ; le poulet Kedjénou ou l’Aloco. Mais on y trouve aussi de la grillade de poison ou de poulet. Le vin y est bon même si la cave de l’endroit n’a pas la prétention d’être haut de gamme. Idéal pour dîner en famille ou en petit groupe.

Le Sasha

Restaurant only for Gabonese cusine:cheers:


Dernier né des petits restaurants du quartier Montagne-Sainte, le Sasha est situé au tournant de la mosquée Cheick Ahmadou Bamba.

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Il offre de la cuisine gabonaise (gibier, odika, nyèmbwè, sakasaka, etc.) à consommer sur place ou à emporter. Sa tarification dite « normale » a été étudiée pour les bourses modestes. Pas très vaste, l’espace est climatisé et décoré à l’africaine avec des masques et des photos du pays. Un écran plasma retransmet les chaînes de télévision satellitaires quand les baffles n’émettent pas de la musique locale. C’est l’idéal pour les jeunes gens rangés, n’aimant pas les endroits populaires et ancrés dans la culture du pays et du continent. Tous les vendredis le Sasha met en place un buffet de tarification modéré autour duquel les amateurs de cuisine gabonaise viennent se délecter.


very nice restaurant:cheers:


Le Petit Chalut

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Situé au quartier Glass, en face de la pharmacie d’Oloumi, Le Petit Chalut a la réputation d’être l’une des meilleures tables en poisson de la capitale gabonaise. On ne saurait expliquer si sa notoriété tient de sa proximité avec le marché de Lalala où débarquent chaque jour des produits de la mer à la fraîcheur garantie.



Dirigée par Cathy, l’équipe du Petit Chalut est accueillante et dynamique. Elle saura vous faire apprécier ou déguster ses différentes spécialités de poisson et de fruits de mer. La carte propose toutefois une assez grande variété de viandes et volailles.. Un menu spécial composé d’un buffet pour les entrées, un ou deux plats de résistance qui ne sont pas forcément du poisson, un dessert et un café, est proposé à 8 000 F CFA tous les jours ouvrables à midi.

Le bar du Petit Chalut propose toute une variété de boissons allant de la bière au Champagne en passant les boissons non alcoolisées, les boissons chaudes et les cocktails classiques. Sans être haut de gamme, sa cave offre de bonnes bouteilles dont les tarifs varient de 15 à 30 000 F CFA, même si on peut y trouver un Saint Emilion grand cru à 60 000 francs ou un Pouillac à 75 000 francs.

Ayant pour base le chalut, ce filet en forme d’entonnoir utilisé pour la cueillette des fruits de mers, la décoration de ce restaurant est un savant mélange des thèmes de la mer et de l’Afrique traditionnelle. Son mobilier est exclusivement fait de bois précieux et ses murs sont recouverts de flotteurs et d’étagères disposant d’un impressionnant assortiment de figurines, de masques, de chapeaux et de sculptures africaines. Certainement la belle collection d’objets d’art jamais disposée dans un restaurant de Libreville.

Toujours soucieux d’offrir un service de qualité à la hauteur des attentes de ses clients, Le Petit Chalut accorde une très haute importance à la qualité de son service et de sa cuisine. Excentré, mais très bien place pour ceux qui travaillent dans la zone industrielle d’Oloumi, ce restaurant mérite vraiment le détour.

Le Petit Chalut
Tél. : 74 84 31
GSM : 07 35 83 39 / 06 61 49 23

PS: The latest hype in Libreville is a restaurant that only offer a menu based on low-fat calories...certainly good for ladies who pay attention to such details

interesting

La styliste modéliste Angèle Epouta ouvre ses ateliers à Libreville

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Après près de vingt ans en France, la styliste modéliste, Angèle Epouta envisage de s’installer aussi un atelier à Libreville...
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Depuis quelques années la créatrice organise des défilés de mode, notamment tous les deux ans, offrant aux jeunes talents une plateforme pour exprimer leur savoir-faire en la matière. C’est également sa manière à elle d’aider la jeune génération qui embrasse la « difficile » carrière de styliste modéliste, qui exige de colossaux moyens, surtout quand il s’agit d’organiser un défilé de mode digne de ce nom.

Fort de son expérience acquise en Europe, aux côtés de grandes figures de la mode françaises et à travers les évènements tels que les salons et festivals auxquels elle a pris part, elle peut être fière de son parcours en tant que l’une des pièces maîtresses de la mode gabonaise. Une expérience qu’Angèle compte d’ailleurs partager avec ses jeunes sœurs gabonaises.:cheers:


C’est une véritable amazone de la mode, dynamique, rigoureuse, travailleuse aimant le professionnalisme, et pétrie de talent par-dessus tout. L’artiste s’inspire de l’Afrique et de l’Occident pour confectionner ses modèles. En utilisant des matériaux de tous ordres tels que le wax, l’Organza, le satin, la tuile, du lin etc.

Sans se restreindre à un genre de clients, elle habille aussi bien les hommes, les femmes que les enfants. Spécialiste de la haute couture, Angèle habille ses différents clients en tenant aussi compte de la circonstance qui inspire la commande.

I love how nice the roads are

efface

I have been to Gabon, hence my interest for the country.

Yes, you are right that people on the outskirts are less well-off but still Gabonese squatters are way better than what you find in Lagos, Nairobi, Jo´Burg etc.

Gabonese poor people get free electricity, and medicine is entirely paid by the government.

Between 35-40% (depending on the sources) of entire Gabonese population consists of foreigners. That´s a huge amount for any society to bear. Real Gabonese people don´t make up more than 800 000 people.

Moreover, there are thoudsands of new social housing u/c...joint ventures between India - Gabon, Italy - Gabon and Canada - Gabon. You should have read the news that I upload every once in a while.:)

And whoever takes up Bongo´s reign, you will witness a new era dawning.

The model that Bongo installed (every second Gabonese worked for the government which led to Africa´s most bloated public sector!!), is not sustainable and has been scaled down the past years. The younger Gabonese people are different from "Papa Bongo´s" generation! More willing to create their own business and less government-dependent...there are a couple of good internet journals where you will see it.

That is a lie because Le Gabon is a black country with less than 1% of the population being foreigners and are mostly expatriates.

That is a lie because Le Gabon is a black country with less than 1% of the population being foreigners and are mostly expatriates.

Well, almost Half Gabon's population is foreign. especially West Africans.

That is a lie because Le Gabon is a black country with less than 1% of the population being foreigners and are mostly expatriates.

What???:ohno: Gabon is known for having the largest or one of the largest foreign communities in Africa (in relative firgures)!!!

Even those market pictures that you presented, stroll through those areas the vast majority is NON-GABONESE, c´est- à -dire "un Gabonais de souche"!


I would highly aprreciate it if this thread doesn´t turn into another hatred debate...it has taken me quite an effort to search for all the pics over the time and I don´t wish to see it destroyed by newcomers which vent their aggression otherwise I will send a message to Jan and have it deleted. End of story! Thanks:)

Febr. 2010: Libreville pics

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small side street

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What???:ohno: Gabon is known for having the largest or one of the largest foreign communities in Africa (in relative firgures)!!!

Even those market pictures that you presented, stroll through those areas the vast majority is NON-GABONESE, c´est- à -dire "un Gabonais de souche"!


I would highly aprreciate it if this thread doesn´t turn into another hatred debate...it has taken me quite an effort to search for all the pics over the time and I don´t wish to see it destroyed by newcomers which vent their aggression otherwise I will send a message to Jan and have it deleted. End of story! Thanks:)

Just shut up because this thread is not turning into anything I was just yelling you something because I am a Gabonaise.

How can you tell difference between the Gabonese and the people from other part of Africa?

Just shut up because this thread is not turning into anything I was just yelling you something because I am a Gabonaise.
Matthia is almost right.

Foriegners in Gabon is almost half the country. You can't deny that even if you Gabonaise.

How can you tell difference between the Gabonese and the people from other part of Africa?

Go there , you will see the difference. Senegalese, Malians, are easier to tell by looking at their physical apparence, clothing, food, and how they talk(accent.)

But Gabonese are the same as Equatorial Guinee, South Cameroun, Congos (Same culture, ethnic, apparence , clothing etc...)

Bastors, one more word of insult and I will have this thread deleted...is that your way to say "thank you" to someone who put your country in the spotlight?

Moreover, I have also been to your country, hence my interest for it!

So don´t spoil this thread, please...it has taken quite an effort to create over the time!

I wonder why people sign up and use SSC to vent their aggression or whatever?

Matthia is almost right.

Foriegners in Gabon is almost half the country. You can't deny that even if you Gabonaise.

I can see you are frm Congo so if you don't mind me to continue in french

Je n'ai refusé que nous avons des étrangers mais ils ne sont pas en haut à la moitié du pays. Mon problème est cela, ou il (quel est le nom de l'idiot meme?) dit que la plupart de ces étrangers sont des blancs et français qui est un très grand mensonge. Le Gabon est un pays 99% noir. Et oui il y a des étrangers mais surtout de les deux Congo, Cameroun, La Guinée Equatoriale et les autres pays de l'afrique centrale. Nous sommes noirs et fiers au Gabon

Bastors, one more word of insult and I will have this thread deleted...is that your way to say "thank you" to someone who put your country in the spotlight?

Moreover, I have also been to your country, hence my interest for it!

So don´t spoil this thread, please...it has taken quite an effort to create over the time!

I wonder why people sign up and use SSC to vent their aggression or whatever?

:weirdo:

I can see you are frm Congo so if you don't mind me to continue in french

Je n'ai refusé que nous avons des étrangers mais ils ne sont pas en haut à la moitié du pays. Mon problème est cela, ou il (quel est le nom de l'idiot meme?) dit que la plupart de ces étrangers sont des blancs et français qui est un très grand mensonge. Le Gabon est un pays 99% noir. Et oui il y a des étrangers mais surtout de les deux Congo, Cameroun, La Guinée Equatoriale et les autres pays de l'afrique centrale. Nous sommes noirs et fiers au Gabon

Yes, i'm from Congo, but please don't insult Matthias. It because of him that why we have the African section here.

Oublions les discusions. On risque d'efface c Page.

Il parle Francais aussi.

S.V.P

I can see you are frm Congo so if you don't mind me to continue in french

Je n'ai refusé que nous avons des étrangers mais ils ne sont pas en haut à la moitié du pays. Mon problème est cela, ou il (quel est le nom de l'idiot meme?) dit que la plupart de ces étrangers sont des blancs et français qui est un très grand mensonge. Le Gabon est un pays 99% noir. Et oui il y a des étrangers mais surtout de les deux Congo, Cameroun, La Guinée Equatoriale et les autres pays de l'afrique centrale. Nous sommes noirs et fiers au Gabon

Moi, je n´ai jamais dit que la plupart de gens au Gabon sont francais ou blanc, JAMAIS...je dis qu´il y a beaucoup d´etrangers au Gabon, des gens qui sont venus au Gabon pour travailler ou pour simplement s´y débrouiller - il y a bcp d´immigrés du Cameroun, de la Guiné Equatoriale, du Sénégal, du Mali , du Burkina Faso, de la C.I., du Nigeria (parmi d´autres pays)...et cela n´est pas un mensonge!!! c´est quoi ton problème..Arrête de m´emmerder...je veux presenter ton pays un peù au monde, un beau pays africain qui est mal connu, malheureusement.... mais tu viens ici pour m´insulter sans répit...c´est dommage, vraiment!:ohno:

and don´t call me an idiot...I have done absolutely nothing wrong!

Really, I am sick and tired of people coming here and insulting people that have done a lot of work to present unknown countries in Africa to the outside world! I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG!

Yes, i'm from Congo, but please don't insult Matthias. It because of him that why we have the African section here.

Oublions les discusions. On risque d'efface c Page.

Il parle Francais aussi.

S.V.P

Pas de probleme mais il a besoin d'obtenir ses infos correcte sur les pays des gens au lieu de lancer les suppositions de ses pays. Parce que les gens peuvent etre facilement offensés quand vous créez des informations fausses de leur pays. Merci.

Pas de probleme mais il a besoin d'obtenir ses infos correcte sur les pays des gens au lieu de lancer les suppositions de ses pays. Parce que les gens peuvent etre facilement offensés quand vous créez des informations fausses de leur pays. Merci.

Incroyable ce que tu dis ici!:ohno:

Je n´ai pas crée des informations fausses sur ton pays

Je crois que ton probléme n´est pas ce que tu nous racontes ici mais quelque chose d´autre.

Information fausses ou pas, les photos sont bien réelles et elles sont très bien.

Je vous remercie car cela m'a permi de découvrir un peu plus le gabon.

comment enfantin. s'il vous plait essayer plus dur la prochaine fois

Haha. Only in Africa do you get hospitals etc named after serving presidents.

lol only in africa? u must never have heard of john f kennedy space center or jfk international airport, george bush intercontinental airport houston,

lol only in africa? u must never have heard of john f kennedy space center or jfk international airport, george bush intercontinental airport houston,

Serving presidents?

Serving presidents?

u must have not have heard of obama fried chicken , or obama elementary school, obama high school, mount obama......http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/obama%20fried%20chicken.jpg

This is the arrival of some of the international bikers that took part in thi s yea´s fourth Amissa Bongo international bike tour that took those people across Gabon


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many professional teams took part

Apart from the usual ones like Gabon, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Tunisia, Marocco, France, Belgium, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Rwanda...you also had teams from Eastern Europe, from Asia (but only one!), and also from South Africa and Spain.:cheers:

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dancing and having fun

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the two founding fathers of this race which took place sucessfully for the fourth time this year

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Thanks for this. I was looking for this for quite some time... Cycling is my sport I train daily on the american metropolis :cheers::cheers::cheers:

A PICTURE OF LIBREVILLE

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Nice pictures. So Libreville has sizable foreign population?

I loved the pics, beautiful city. It seems that while the rest of the world is in a slump, Africa is rapidly on the rise! Much evidence in Nigeria, Angola, Tanzania, Botswana, and here in the Central African country of Gabon!

What stadium is in this photo?

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Vive My Country, i love you

Hey guy I have created a Facebook Group (http://www.facebook.com/jaimelbv) called "J'aime Libreville" which means "I love Libreville". Please join us and share photos, videos, experiences of the capital of Gabon.http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1424/846730759_3d545d42f4_o.jpg

Another shot by aVasco e CCeleste on our Facebook group (www.facebook.com/jaimelbv): "J'aime Libreville" which means "I Love Libreville" - join us!
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Another shot by aVasco e CCeleste on our Facebook group (www.facebook.com/jaimelbv): "J'aime Libreville" which means "I Love Libreville" - join us!
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:cheers:

j aime Lbv, tes photos sont de quel mois?