Word: gabon
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...contrast, a Fang finds individual excellence so reprehensible that the talented are treated as outsiders or even outlaws. Yoruba see nothing wrong with saving money, while the Tiv see worthwhile wealth only in the number of women they acquire. French Sociologist Jacques Binet found the forest people of Gabon "afraid of wealth: the possession of money was sinful to them...
...stirring the world's conscience, Biafra's publicity has forced three of Nigeria's arms suppliers (Czechoslovakia, The Netherlands, Belgium) to cut off their shipments. It has also supported the diplomatic recognition of Biafra by four African nations (Gabon, Zambia. Tanzania, Ivory Coast). Eventually, if they can somehow hold out long enough, Biafrans may win a source of material help. They have lately found an influential friend in Charles de Gaulle, who has urged that the war be settled on the principle of "a people's right to self-determination...
...such commitment favoring Biafra by a European nation. "This strengthens our hand at Addis," exclaimed Biafran Information Minister Ifegwu Eke. "And if the talks break down, our African friends will be prepared to take the issue to the United Nations." Only four African nations-Zambia, Ivory Coast, Tanzania and Gabon-have so far recognized Biafra. But it is entirely possible that the French declaration may move former French colonies in Africa into a similar pro-Biafran stance...
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Died. Leon Mba, 65, President of the seven-year-old West African republic of Gabon; of cancer; in Paris. As a young nationalist firebrand, Mba (pronounced um-bah) gave his French rulers so many blisters that they accused him of cannibalism in 1938 and sent him into exile. On his return in 1946, he was so well behaved that he was boosted into the presidency after independence in 1960 and rescued by French paratroops when military men attempted a 1964 coup...