Gabon News News Gabon » Economy: Gabon Economic Update 2025: Building and preserving Gabon’s wealth for better livelihoods
River in Gabon. Credit: Odilia Hebga / World Bank. Gabon's economy grew by an estimated 2.9% in 2024, but a modest growth has limited job creation increasing poverty. Lower oil revenues and higher ...
News Gabon » Economy: Military coup in Gabon puts China's economic interests under threat
China's vast economic interests in Gabon are under threat after the military seized power in the oil and mineral-rich nation on Central Africa's west coast. But some experts believe the military coup ...
News Gabon » Economy: Gabon says debt audit findings still under review by IMF, may be revised
By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Gabon said on Monday that findings from its debt audit were under review by the International Monetary Fund and could be revised, according to a ...
News Gabon » Economy: Gabon PM Says Sanctions Could Be Damaging, Military Junta Needs Time
Gabon's prime minister says international sanctions and pressure for a return to constitutional order could be devastating to the country’s economy. He also says the military junta needs time to carry ...
News Gabon » Economy: Gabon Debt Passed 80% of GDP, World Bank Estimates
The World Bank estimates Gabon public debt passed 80% of GDP in 2025, far above the 68.91% the government reported after an unpublished audit.
News Gabon » Economy: Lingyun Xiang has been appointed as the "Special Appreciation on China-Gabon Economic and Trade Promotion" by the Republic of Gabon
Beijing, Aug. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On August 21, 2024, Professor Lingyun Xiang, a US-based economist, was appointed by Baudelaire Ndong Ella, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ...
News Gabon » Economy: UK-Gabon Trade & Investment Summit 2026 to Position Gabon as Central Africa’s Emerging Gateway for Trade, Investment and Strategic Partnerships
ⓘ This article is third-party content and does not represent the views of this site. We make no guarantees regarding its accuracy or completeness. London, United Kingdom - July 2, 2026 - The UK–Gabon ...
News Gabon » Economy: Gabon: post‑coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
At the end of April 2024, a long and peaceful process of national dialogue in Gabon between the military junta, presided over by coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema, and civil society, represented ...
News Gabon » Economy: How Rwandan investors plan to use farmland in Gabon
Gabon's Ambassador to Rwanda, Sylver Aboubakar Minko Mi-Nseme, has said the country is ready to provide land for Rwandans wishing to invest in the agriculture and livestock sectors. This week, the ...
News Gabon » Economy: Gabon’s sole train a lifeline for its people and economy
The sky turns from indigo to ebony as the tropical night falls, and the train patiently thrusts through the jungle towards its destination, still hundreds of kilometres (miles) away. The trek has the ...
News Gabon » Economy: Oil-dependent Gabon seeks to diversify economy -president
LIBREVILLE, May 24 (Reuters) - Gabon wants to lure investors into its mining, manufacturing and tourism sectors as it tries to reduce its dependence on oil exports and court capital from countries ...