Tag: Gabon

France denies visa to Gabon’s U16 football team

March 30, 2023

The French Consulate General in Gabon’s capital Libreville has turned down visa applications of the country’s U16 football team expected to take part in a ... Read More

Gabon’s Transportation Minister resigns in wake of ferry disaster

March 17, 2023

Brice Paillat, Gabon’s Transportation Minister, tendered on Thursday his resignation to President Ali Bongo Ondimba, few days after the sinking of a ferry off the ... Read More

Gabon detains several officials in wake of ferry disaster

March 16, 2023

Gabon authorities have detained several state officials in connection with the ferry disaster in which at least 21 people have died. A ferry known as ... Read More

Paris-headquartered Maurel & Prom pledges to invest $85m in Gabon

March 16, 2023

Maurel & Prom, an oil company based in Paris, has announced it will invest $85 million to develop its activities in Gabon this year after ... Read More

Gabon takes leadership of ECCAS

February 27, 2023

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba took on Saturday the leadership of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), a regional organization promoting regional economic ... Read More

London-based Perenco to invest $1bn in LNG production unit in Gabon

February 20, 2023

Independent Perenco has announced the investment of $1 billion for construction of a Liquefied Natural Gas unit in Gabon. The company-based in London said it ... Read More

Morocco, Gabon set to foster longtime relations

February 16, 2023

Morocco and its longtime West African ally Gabon reiterated willingness to work together to foster their distinguished ties under the leadership of King Mohammed VI ... Read More

King of Morocco meets with President Ali Bongo Ondimba, presents a donation of fertilizers for the benefit of Gabonese farmers

February 15, 2023

King Mohammed VI had, on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace in Libreville, a meeting with President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon. This meeting, subsequently extended ... Read More

Australian Fortescue Metals Group inks iron deposit mining deal with Gabon

February 9, 2023

Australian iron ore company, Fortescue Metals Group, has signed a deal with Gabon, to explore an iron ore deposit in Belinga, north-east of the country, ... Read More

UN strips South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon of rights to vote over arrears

January 24, 2023

The United Nations has repealed rights to vote of six countries including South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon over arrears on dues to operating budget ... Read More