Gabon refines trade strategy to position local businesses in the African market

On Friday, September 11, 2026, Gabon took another step toward maximizing its share of the African market. On the sidelines of a technical workshop focused on validating the country’s updated national strategy for the African Continental Free Trade Area ( …

Gabon ramping up digital ID, interoperability infrastructure implementation

Gabon’s government says it is accelerating efforts to move four of its major digital transformation projects, among which are the operationalization of its national digital ID system and a national interoperability infrastructure, from boardroom planning …

Gabon looks to Senegal to drive transport infrastructure modernization

In a strategic effort to overhaul its national transit systems, Gabon is actively seeking to replicate Senegal’s successful infrastructure models. During an official working visit to Dakar, the Gabonese Minister of State for Transport, Merchant Marine, and …

Government Of Gabon Joins The Nature Conservancy And Enduring Earth To Mobilize US$200 Million For Transformative ...

The Gabon Infini Project Finance for Permanence unlocks blended funding across 10- year timeframe, supporting country’s ambitious sustainable development and biodiversity  protection agenda    The Government of Gabon, in collaboration with The Nature …

Congo Basin loss could trigger water wars across Africa — ex-Gabon minister Lee White

Climate change will trigger wars over water across much of Africa unless the continent protects the Congo Basin, warns former Gabonese environment minister Professor Lee White. White describes the Congo Basin as the “pumping heart of Africa”, generating …

Beijing owns Gabon’s present. Trump can buy its future

The 2023 military coup in Gabon ended more than 50 years of Bongo family rule. After years of corruption and disputed elections, the coup gave the Gabonese people hope that they could begin a new chapter. The political transition also created an …

Rwanda Hands Over Gabon MP After RwandAir Airport Assault

1 KIGALI — Rwanda has handed over a Gabonese lawmaker to his government after he was arrested at Kigali International Airport over an alleged assault on a RwandAir supervisor. Augustin Lobelle Yembi was arrested on September 3 while transiting through …

Gabon MP leaves Rwanda after dramatic airport slap landed him in police custody

Gabonese lawmaker Augustin Lobelle Yembi has left Rwanda after spending three days in police custody following a dramatic confrontation with a RwandAir supervisor at Kigali International Airport. Yembi was arrested on September 3 over allegations of …

Gabon lawmaker faces trial over assault on Kigali airport staff

Gabon has given 600 people and companies one month to pay back 1,700 billion FCFA about $2.8 billion or face criminal ...

Gabon has given 600 people and companies one month to pay back 1,700 billion FCFA about $2.8 billion or face criminal court. President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema’s government says the money is unpaid state debts and fines. The deadline is October 7, 2026 …