Gabon's president says his country open to investment, needs help processing minerals

Gabon is open to investment and wants to see its raw mineral resources processed locally, but needs large investments in energy to do so, the West African country's President Brice Oligui Nguema told US President Donald Trump on Wednesday. “We are...

Gabon Plans to Sweeten Terms for Upstream Investors

A Primer for the White House Visit by Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal

A few months ago, the Chairman of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ted Cruz, hosted a roundtable discussion that tackled energy and critical mineral partnerships with the...

World Bank places Nigeria behind Libya, Gabon in income rankings

The World Bank has again ranked Nigeria among the Lower-Middle Income Economies (LMIEs), placing Africa’s top oil producer behind conflict-ridden Libya and Gabon which were categorized as Upper-Middle Income Economies (UMIEs). This ranking comes...

Millennial Potash secures $3M US government funding for Gabon project

Millennial Potash Corp (TSX-V:MLP, OTCQB:MLPNF) said on Wednesday that the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has committed up to $3 million in development funding for its Banio Potash Project in Gabon, supporting a feasibility...

Senegal, Gabon, Liberia…Trump hosts five African leaders at White House

United States President Donald Trump has met with his counterparts from Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gabon. The African leaders had lunch with Trump at the White House on Wednesday and discussed expanding commercial...

Gabon Oil & Gas Minister Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid Drive To Develop Deepwater Assets

(MENAFN- APO Group) Sosthène Nguema Nguema, Minister of Oil&Gas of Gabon, has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference to discuss the country's strategic shift towards deepwater exploration. Taking place...

Sylvia Bongo relatives arrested in Gabon anti-drug operation

Gabon's President Ali Bongo looks on during the One Forest Summit at the Presidential Palace in Libreville on March 2, 2023. AFPCaption Three relatives of deposed first lady of Gabon Sylvia Bongo have been arrested in an anti-drug operation in the...

Trump To Meet Leaders Of Senegal, Gabon, Others In Washington

The US president has invited the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to Washington.... The US president has invited the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to Washington. Experts suggest...

Gabon Launches Deepwater Exploration Drive

As the voice of the African energy sector, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) commends the aggressive investment strategy being implemented by the Ministry of Petroleum. In recent months, we have seen an assertive Gabonese Government, through its...

Gabon's Minister Of Oil & Gas Joins Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2025 Amid Shift To Deepwater Exploration

(MENAFN- APO Group) Sosthene Nguema Nguema, Minister of Oil&Gas of Gabon, has joined this year's Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) conference – taking place September 3-4 in Luanda – as a keynote speaker. Minister Nguema's participation comes as the country...

Gabon’s President Oligui launches new political party

More than two years after seizing power in a military coup, Gabon’s President Brice Oligui Nguema has taken a significant step toward consolidating his political influence with the launch of a new party. On Saturday, Oligui, a former general,...

Gabon coup leader-turned-president launches political party

Gabon coup leader-turned-president launches political party LIBREVILLE, July 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Gabon's President Brice Oligui Nguema, who took power in a coup that ended 56 years of rule by the Bongo family, launched a political party Saturday....

The Doctrine of Intertemporal Law and the Challenge of Decolonising the Law on Territorial and Boundary Issues in Africa: Gabon/Equatorial Guinea at the ICJ

Introduction On 19 May 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered judgment in Land and Maritime Delimitation and Sovereignty over Islands (Gabon/Equatorial Guinea). The Court relied on a 1900 boundary treaty between the Parties’...

Samb'a Assurances Gabon to expand into Cameroon and the DRC

Samb'a Assurances Gabon, Central Africa’s first CIMA-accredited micro-insurance provider, is set to expand into Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking a major milestone less than a year after its launch. The decision was...

World Bank Retains Nigeria in Lower-Middle Income Bracket, Below War-Torn Libya and Gabon

For the umpteenth time, the World Bank has classified Nigeria among Lower-Middle Income Economies (LMIEs) in its 2025/2026 country income classification, below war-torn Libya as well as Gabon. While Nigeria retained its position in the LMIEs, some...

World Bank Classifies Nigeria as Lower-Middle Income Economy, Below Libya and Gabon

Advertisements The World Bank has reaffirmed Nigeria’s status as a Lower-Middle Income Economy (LMIE) in its 2025/2026 country income classification, placing it below conflict-affected Libya and resource-rich Gabon. While Nigeria remains in the...

World Bank: Nigeria Stuck in Lower Middle Income Economy Below Libya, Gabon

*Stresses country not ranked among heavily indebted poor countries Dike Onwuamaeze For the umpteenth time, the World Bank has classified Nigeria among Lower-Middle Income Economies (LMIEs) in its 2025/2026 country income classification, below...

Gabon offers free tourist e-Visa for international visitors between July and September 2025 

The government of Gabon has announced the introduction of a free electronic tourist visa (e-Visa) for international travellers visiting the country between July 1 and September 30, 2025. The announcement was made during a press conference in...

Gabon gets $3.2bn loan to build power stations, railway and factories

The newly elected government of Gabon has signed two agreements with the Africa Export-Import Bank accepting loans worth more than $3.2bn for industrial development. The funding is equal to 16% of the West African country’s GDP. The new president,...