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,...

Trump to host five African leaders to discuss 'commercial opportunities'

US President Donald Trump will host leaders from five African nations in Washington next week to discuss "commercial opportunities," a White House official said on Wednesday. Trump will host leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania...

Trump Announces Summit with Five African Nations

President Donald Trump will welcome the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal for meetings from July 9 to 11. This gathering might seem like a surprise, but some analysts view it as a clear sign of America’s...

Trump to Host Leaders of Five African Nations for Trade-Focused Summit

US President Donald Trump will welcome leaders from five African nations to the White House next week for a summit aimed at boosting trade and investment, a White House official confirmed Wednesday. Presidents from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia,...

Gabon secures $3.8 billion Afreximbank pact for gold, manganese and energy projects

Gabon has signed a $3.8 billion memorandum of understanding with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to fund major national development projects across mining, energy, and transport sectors. The agreement, formalized during Afreximbank’s...

Gabon's BGFI Holding to List on BVMAC July 15

(Business in Cameroon) - BGFI Holding will launch its initial public offering (IPO) on the Central African Stock Exchange (BVMAC) on July 15, 2025. The announcement came during an extraordinary general meeting held on June 25, 2025, at the...

First summit: Trump to meet with five African presidents next week

US president Donald Trump will meet with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal from 9 to 11 July. The meeting comes as a surprise, although some analysts have taken it as a continuation of intensifying American...

Nigeria, Gabon Move to Deepen Diplomatic, Economic Relations

Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu yesterday played host to his Gabonese counterpart, President Brice Oligui Nguema, at the State House in Abuja, as the two leaders held talks aimed at strengthening diplomatic relations and deepening...

PHOTOS: Tinubu Receives Gabon President Nguema In Abuja

The development was confirmed through a brief statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. No further details were shared by the presidential aide regarding the meeting. Tinubu and Gabonese...

African Fish Workers Excluded From International Trade Deals: Report

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Nigeria, Gabon Strengthen Bilateral Ties As Tinubu, Nguema Meet At Aso Villa

June 27, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has met with his Gabonese counterpart, Brice Oligui Nguema, at the State House in Abuja. The strategic meeting, held behind closed doors, focused on strengthening diplomatic relations and economic...

False Flag Vessels on the rise in the Baltics

On July the 1st, the Sierra (IMO: 9522324), having loaded it’s cargo at Ust Luga, on the 28th June, was tracked approaching Gotland under the Malawi flag. The Aframax tanker, linked to the notorious “shadow fleet” has been under scrutiny by the...

Trump to Host Five African Presidents in Push for New Trade Deals

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump is set to welcome five African heads of state to the White House next week for talks focused on business, trade, and what his administration is calling “commercial opportunities.” Leaders from Gabon,...

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025

Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

Trump to meet five African leaders for trade talks – Nigeria not invited

US President Donald Trump will welcome leaders from five African countries to Washington next week for discussions about business opportunities. However, Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, won’t be at the table. A White House official announced on...

Developing and preserving Gabon’s wealth to improve living standards: WB report

Trump to host five African leaders next week to discuss 'commercial opportunities'

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump will host leaders from five African nations in Washington next week to discuss "commercial opportunities," a White House official said on Wednesday. Trump will host leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau,...

Trump to host five African leaders next week

US President Donald Trump will host leaders from five African nations in Washington next week to discuss “commercial opportunities,” a White House official said on Wednesday. Trump will host leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania...

Trump Invites Boakai to Key U.S.-Africa Summit

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is among five African heads of state invited to a high-level summit in Washington, D.C., hosted by U.S. President Donald J. Trump, aimed at strengthening U.S.-Africa relations through targeted economic and security...