Text of report by Gabon-based pan-African radio broadcaster Africa No 1 on 9 June
First of all here is a message from the general management of Africa No 1 Radio to its listeners and to the Gabonese government. After more than one month of interruption our programmes have been back on the air since this morning as you have noticed. Bachir Aboubakeur, the chairman and managing director of the radio, took the opportunity to pay homage to the Gabonese authorities and to all its listeners. Let us listen to the chairman and managing director of the radio.
[Aboubakeur] Ladies and gentlemen listeners of Africa No 1, some four months ago, while addressing you on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Africa No 1 I deservedly recalled how much Africa was linked to the African radio. The link has remained strong as we have been given the opportunity to witness since the interruption of the signals of Africa No 1.
As Africa No 1 is resuming its programmes, I would like to pay a glowing homage to the Gabonese authorities and shareholders of Africa No 1 who made it possible to put an end to this long and sad interruption. We remain convinced that this hitch will in no way put into question the spirit and the letter of the radio and audiovisual cooperation existing between Gabon and Libya.
Long live Africa No 1.
(Source: Africa No 1 radio, Libreville, in French 0000 gmt 9 Jun 11 via BBC Monitoring)
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on Jun 12th, 2011 at 07:13
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