10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUBANGUI»
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Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A ...
The Oubangui eventually joins the Congo, which, at this point, is a slow-flowing,
braided maze of alluvial islands, sandbanks, and floating beds of grass. Right-
bank tributaries of the Congo River below its junction with the Oubangui include
the ...
Michele L. Thieme, Robin Abell, Neil Burgess, 2005
2
Sustainability of Water Resources Under Increasing Uncertainty
The Oubangui flow records are analysed at Bangui gauging station to identify
homogeneous climatic periods from the beginning of this century. The Oubangui
basin upstream of this point covers an area of 488 500 km2. Then the
relationship ...
confrontation at Fashoda on the Nile River, France sought to occupy Oubangui-
Chari militarily in order to control the Chad Basin and unite its Central, West, and
North African possessions. In 1900 French-led Algerian, Senegalese, and local ...
Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates, 2010
4
Cutting the Vines of the Past: Environmental Histories of ...
"Rapport general sur la Societe Forestière de la Sangha-Oubangui pour l'année
1912," 1913, "Rapport de la colonie du Nouveau Cameroun, territoires occupes
de la circonscription de la Kadei-Sangha de l'année 1917," 1918, and "Rapport ...
Tamara Giles-Vernick, 2002
5
Greenhouse Effect, Sea Level and Drought
thought better to capture the Congo's waters rather than those of the Oubangui.
The best place for the capture seems to be at the Congo-Mongala confluence
which is the nearest to Lake Chad. This is at an altitude of 340 m. The boundary ...
Roland Paepe, Rhodes Whitmore Fairbridge, Saskia Jelgersma, 1990
6
Dark Age: The Political Odyssey of Emperor Bokassa
Gabon and Moyen Congo, opening on the Gulf of Guinea, formed its
southernmost flank; Tchad stood at the northern end, the redoubt of desert
peoples ever restless under colonial rule; and Oubangui- Chari was the territory
in between.6 On ...
7
Encyclopedia of African History
Central African Republic: Colonial Period: Oubangui-Chari Although an
administration had been set up at Bangui, the future capital, in 1889, Oubangui-
Chari was at that time, to quote Pierre Kalck (1971), “not more than a great white
blank on ...
8
Encyclopedia of African History: A - G.. 1
Although an administration had been set up at Bangui, the future capital, in 1889,
Oubangui-Chari was at that time, to quote Pierre Kalck (1971), “not more than a
great white blank on the map.” It took another 20 years for its boundaries to be ...
9
Culture and Customs of the Central African Republic
The colonial era brought the French to the area north of the Oubangui River. The
results of the Berlin Conference of 1 884-85 left the Oubangui-Chari and much of
Central, West, and North Africa in the hands of France. Driven by competition ...
Jacqueline Cassandra Woodfork, 2006
10
Primates of Western Uganda
The East Central region is divided from the South Central by the great bend (
Cuvette Centrale) of the Congo/Lualaba; to the west, it may be divided from the
West Central by the Oubangui (Ubangui), but where detailed distributions are
known ...
Nicholas E. Newton-Fisher, Hugh Notman, James Durward Paterson, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUBANGUI»
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Oubangui is used in the context of the following news items.
UNICEF, UN health agency report increase in immunization figures …
In the Central African Republic (CAR), a nurse vaccinates a baby in a village along the Oubangui River, which divides CAR from the ... «UN News Centre, Jul 15»
Italian nun brings life in DR Congo
After that incident, the nun crossed the Oubangui river to take refuge for a month in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, on the ... «The Local.it, Jul 15»
Riverbed methanotrophy sustained by high carbon conversion …
Organic matter sources, fluxes and greenhouse gas exchange in the Oubangui River (Congo River basin). Biogeosciences 9: 2045–2062. «Nature.com, Jun 15»
Port developments reflect the country's promising maritime future
Other new ports are being built, notably near Brazzaville and Liranga, because the River Oubangui is only navigable six months of the year ... «The Worldfolio, May 15»
CAR: 48 players shortlisted into national team
Central African Republic National Technical Director (DTN), Jean Jacques Ombi has shortlisted 48 players into the Bas Oubangui or Big Cats ... «StarAfrica.com, May 15»
Doctor shares mission in Congo
... reach their new geographically isolated destination was by plane or a boat trip on the Oubangui River, a major tributary of the Congo River. «The Daily News Journal, May 15»
10 people drown in Mali, brings to 1655 the number of Africans …
In January, at least 108 people died and 14 others are missing after a riverboat capsized on the Oubangui river in Central African Republic. «Mail & Guardian Africa, Apr 15»
Getting children immunized – going the extra mile in CAR
The Oubangui River, which divides CAR from the Democratic Republic of Congo is sometimes the safest and fastest route for vaccination ... «UNICEF Connect, Apr 15»
Central African Republic: surge in violence triggers new …
Central African Republic (CAR) refugees on the banks of the Oubangui River on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) side. «UN News Centre, Feb 15»
Central African Republic: saving lives at the river's edge – a story …
Initially, they sought shelter on one of the islands in the Oubangui river, which marks the border between CAR and DRC. Occasionally, Jean, a ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
