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French employers group postpones Libreville visit

MEDEF International is postponing its business delegation mission to the country, initially scheduled to begin today, due to the proximity of the constitutional referendum, set for November 16.

Subscribers only Business 12.11.2024

Egyptian-South African team in pole position for Belinga-Mayumba rail contract

A consortium led by South Africa's Thelo Group and including Egypt's EGAAD is poised to win a contract with the Gabonese government to build a 972km railway linking the Bélinga mining site to Mayumba's future deepwater port. The project will cost more than $10bn.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 06.11.2024

BEAC and extractive industry professionals prolong negotiations on rehabilitation funds

Oil and mining companies operating within CEMAC had undertaken to reach an agreement with the bloc's central bank by 1 January, but are now aiming to do so four months later.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 05.11.2024

Emmanuel Macron welcomes Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema to the 19th Francophonie summit in Villers-Cotterets on 4 October 2024. © Ludovic Marin/AFP

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's low-profile meetings in Paris

On the sidelines of the Francophonie summit in Villers-Cotterêts, France, last week, Gabon's transitional president met with Ivorian head of state Alassane Ouattara and Emmanuel Macron's personal envoy for Africa, Jean-Marie Bockel.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.10.2024

Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, 25 July 2024 in Paris. © Ludovic Marin/AFP

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SEEG crisis rattles Oligui Nguema system

The Gabonese power and water supplier's months of crippling debt and tensions forced CEO Joël Lehman Sandoungout out the door last month as details emerge about a parallel sales scheme that could involve French-Andorra citizen Pierre Duro, an adviser to the president.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 04.09.2024

Zita Nyangue Oligui Nguema and Gabon's interim President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in Libreville on 4 September 2023. © AFP

Oligui Nguema indulges his wives' foundations

Gabon's first ladies have a tradition of being involved in charity work. Zita Oligui's Ma Bannière and Anouchka Avome's Fondation Dorcas were both officially recognised as nonprofit organisations at the start of the month.

Subscribers only Politics 22.08.2024

ECCAS in need of CFA 15bn

The Economic Community of Central African States needs to find between €22m and €27m if it is to continue to operate.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.11.2024

Gabon's ailing power utility desperate to unplug crippling Karpowership contract

Gabon's debt-laden electricity and water supplier wants to rescind an onerous deal it signed less than six months ago with a Turkish electricity producer at the initiative of Energy Minister Jeannot Kalima. The country's junta leader is keeping a close eye on developments.

Free access Infrastructure, Politics 28.10.2024

Comilog unions revolt over production suspension decision

The decision of Comilog's majority shareholder, France's Eramet group, to suspend manganese production in Ga`bon because of low Chinese demand has worsened the already conflictual relations between management and unions at the company.

Subscribers only Mining 28.10.2024

Oligui Nguema sees basic law referendum as springboard for presidential poll

The transitional president hopes to capitalise on the momentum of the vote on the draft new constitution on 16 November to organise the presidential election before the end of this year.

Subscribers only Politics 22.10.2024

Gabonese ambassador in Beijing in General Oligui's crosshairs

The transitional president was unhappy about various shortcomings during his recent trip to China.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.09.2024

Gabon Oil Company's costly delay after Assala acquisition

Investment in the oil assets operated by Assala Energy has been pared back to a bare minimum since their acquisition by the national oil company. It hasn't appointed management for its new subsidiary's London-based offices, and further delays could spell a drop in output.

Subscribers only Energy 16.09.2024

Ouattara sends his special adviser to Libreville to meet general Oligui Nguema

Ally Coulibaly, special adviser to the Ivorian head of state Alassane Ouattara, was received in Libreville by the president of Gabon's transitional government.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.09.2024

FlyGabon sued for misuse of brand name

Just three days after making its inaugural flight, the new airline has been hit by a law suit filed by the purported owners of the company's name.

Subscribers only Business 05.09.2024

Kagame prepares for EECAS chairmanship

The Economic Community of Central African States will return to business with an ordinary meeting in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on 18 September.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.09.2024

General Oligui Nguema gets Russian armoured vehicles

Libreville has acquired Russian armoured personnel carriers for its armed forces and Republican Guard, a first for Gabon.

Free access Defence 28.08.2024

Oligui Nguema buys two VIP planes

The Gabonese president's office used a broker to discreetly acquire two luxury aircraft for the presidential fleet, which have just been delivered to Libreville.

Subscribers only Politics 26.08.2024

Czech duo Transcon-Koma struggles to secure airport renovation funds

Czech duo Transcon Electronic Systems and Koma Modular in January signed an MoU with the Gabonese government for an airport renovation project, but the project has stalled due to the firms' funding issues.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 19.08.2024

Economy minister Mouissi on knife-edge amid soaring debt

The bad news just keeps on coming for the young minister. Two agencies have downgraded Gabon's credit rating, concerned about the level of its debt, and a dispute has arisen over World Bank payments.

Subscribers only Politics 01.08.2024

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema wants to bring forward presidential election date

The head of Gabon's junta is pushing for a rapid return to constitutional order. The option of holding a presidential election in April rather than August 2025 is currently preferred.

Subscribers only Politics 26.07.2024

Gabon Transitional President General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in Libreville on 2 April 2024.

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BEAC and extractive companies fund repatriation talks enter final straight

The Bank of Central African States has for months been negotiating with mining and oil companies to repatriate part of their revenues from the region. Three days of talks in Paris in July stalled on two sensitive points:

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 23.07.2024

Bank of Central African States emblem in Libreville, Gabon, in 2019.

Libreville set to reform mining code

The government will also be auditing the mines ministry with a view to facilitating investment in the sector.

Subscribers only Mining 18.07.2024

BEAC entrance exam scandal: an ongoing headache for new governor

Yvon Sana Bangui, the economist who has headed the Central African States Central Bank since the start of the year, is looking for a solution to the entrance exam controversy that he inherited from his predecessor Abbas Mahamat Tolli.

Subscribers only Business 16.07.2024

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Gabon Oil Co faced with wave of departures at Assala Energy

Having succeeded in raising the necessary funds to buy Carlyle's oil assets, Libreville must now ensure production does not fall by recruiting personnel with the necessary skills.

Subscribers only Energy 04.07.2024

Oligui Nguema overhauls budget department

The dismissal in mid-June of the president's brother Aurélien Marcel Mintsa Mi Nguema from his post as budget director has led to a game of musical chairs, against the backdrop of a power struggle within the president's office.

Subscribers only Politics 04.07.2024

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French employers group postpones Libreville visit

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BEAC and extractive industry professionals prolong negotiations on rehabilitation funds

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French employers group postpones Libreville visit

Egyptian-South African team in pole position for Belinga-Mayumba rail contract

BEAC and extractive industry professionals prolong negotiations on rehabilitation funds

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's low-profile meetings in Paris

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Oligui Nguema indulges his wives' foundations

ECCAS in need of CFA 15bn

Gabon's ailing power utility desperate to unplug crippling Karpowership contract

Comilog unions revolt over production suspension decision

Oligui Nguema sees basic law referendum as springboard for presidential poll

Gabonese ambassador in Beijing in General Oligui's crosshairs

Gabon Oil Company's costly delay after Assala acquisition

Ouattara sends his special adviser to Libreville to meet general Oligui Nguema

FlyGabon sued for misuse of brand name

Kagame prepares for EECAS chairmanship

General Oligui Nguema gets Russian armoured vehicles

Oligui Nguema buys two VIP planes

Czech duo Transcon-Koma struggles to secure airport renovation funds

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Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema wants to bring forward presidential election date

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