Libreville

American

[lee-bruh-veel] / li brəˈvil /

noun

a port in and the capital of Gabon, in the W part, on the Gulf of Guinea.

Libreville British

/ librəvil /

noun

the capital of Gabon, in the west on the estuary of the Gabon River: founded as a French trading post in 1843 and expanded with the settlement of freed slaves in 1848. Pop: 649 000 (2005 est)

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And other than a harsh post-election crackdown in the capital, Libreville, in 2016, the country has enjoyed a mostly calm recent history that contrasts with the conflicts and instability that have afflicted many regional neighbours.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025

It was January 1998 and Robert Bourgi was waiting to see the Gabonese president Omar Bongo, in an antechamber at his seaside palace in Libreville.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2024

Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema took the oath in the presidential palace in Libreville.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2023

Secretary General in Central Africa, met Nguema in Libreville on Wednesday and told him that the United Nations would assist the country as it made a fresh start.

From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023

She’d made a long-distance call from Libreville to make sure he was getting let out the next day for sure, and boy, did she make a beeline after that.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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