By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Gabonactu
Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema travelled to Port-Gentil to meet survivors and families after the Mayumba shipwreck. His visit took place near the search operations, according to Gabonactu, which also reported his support for those affected by the shipwreck.
Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema met FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta to discuss a partnership promoting Gabon under the “Discover Gabon” banner. The discussion took place in Catalonia on Saturday during a private visit to Spain, according to the Gabonese presidential press office.
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Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema received his own land title before handing over 16,000 titles to his fellow citizens. The operation is part of efforts to accelerate land regularisation in Gabon, reports Gabonactu.
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Gabon is considering building a cement factory in the Neuf Provinces area over a two-year period, as well as 500 homes, according to the Gabonese Presidency. The project was discussed on 14 October at a meeting between President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and China’s ambassador, Zhou Ping, ahead of a state visit to China scheduled for 3 to 8 November 2026.
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Gabon’s Minister of Petroleum has announced an investigation into the sinking of the Prospector 5 jack-up platform, operated by BW Energy, off Mayumba on Saturday evening. Investigators are to establish the exact causes of the accident after five people went missing, according to Gabonactu.
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Gabon officially launches its 5G networksGabon has officially launched its 5G networks in Libreville, with the rollout assigned to operators Airtel Gabon and Libertis following ARCEP’s favourable opinion. Coverage is expected to extend gradually to Port-Gentil and then the rest of the country, requiring major investment, reports the Gabonese Press Agency.
Uganda bans non-essential travel to the DRCUganda has banned non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and imposed a 21-day quarantine on returning citizens because of the Ebola outbreak. A nurse was also killed and another health worker injured in an attack in the north-east of the Congo, Radio Okapi reports.The week in Africa
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