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Gabon sells first carbon credits to Germany’s SEFE

Development, Energy & Resources

Four bodies recovered from Gabon oil rig wreck

Development, Energy & Resources

BW Energy suspends 2026 capex guidance after rig loss in Gabon

Development, Social

Gabon restores social media after eight-month ban

Development, Social

Gabon restores social media access after an eight-month ban

Security, Accident/Disaster/Environment

Five missing after drilling rig sinks off Gabon

Development, Energy & Resources

Oilserv, Gabon partner on hydrocarbon development, gas infrastructure

Governance, Legal

Gabon, Equatorial Guinea ink deal ending spat over oil-rich islands

Governance, Legal

Gabon opposition leader jailed for political reasons

Development, Energy & Resources

Capstone Energy+ to supply flare gas recovery system for Maurel & Prom’s Gabon field

Minerals, military top agenda at France-Gabon meet

Governance, Politics

Gabon government cracks down on criticism

Development, Energy & Resources

VAALCO’s Ebouri-5H well flows above 8,000 bopd offshore Gabon

Governance, Politics

Gabon opposition criticizes political jailing of leader

Development, Energy & Resources

VAALCO advances Gabon drilling program

Governance, Politics

Gabon opposition leader Bilie-By-Nze arrested

Development, Transportation

First non-Iranian tanker transits Strait of Hormuz since ceasefire

Development, Energy & Resources

BW Energy secures 25-year extension for Gabon offshore license

Development, Energy & Resources

Perenco denies reports of legal action by Gabon

Development, Economy & Business

Report: Gabon loses half of investments in annual budgets due to inefficiencies

Development, Economy & Business

Gabon formally requests IMF program

Governance, Politics

Gabon in talks with Meta and TikTok over social media ban

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Gabon blames Meta for social media suspension

Governance, Politics

Gabon cuts off Facebook, TikTok amid teachers’ strike

Security, Crime

Armed pirates abduct nine sailors off Gabon

Development, Energy & Resources

ReconAfrica upsizes financing to fast-track Kavango, Angola, Gabon programs

Development, Economy & Business

Gabon replaces finance minister as debt worries mount

Development, Energy & Resources

Vaalco kicks off multi-well drilling campaign offshore Gabon

Security, Crime

Fleeing Gabonese minister detained over embezzlement

Security, Accident/Disaster/Environment

Gabon signs landmark climate finance deal for Congo rainforests

Governance, Legal

Ousted Gabon leader’s wife and son sentenced to 20 years for graft

Development, Energy & Resources

Exxon, Gabon sign new oil, gas exploration deal

Governance, Legal

Gabon ex-leader’s wife, son will not return to Libreville for trial

Governance, Politics

Gabon president’s party secures parliamentary majority

Governance, Politics

Gabon votes in second round of legislative elections

Security, Accident/Disaster/Environment

Crude slick washes up on south coast of oil-rich Gabon

Development, Energy & Resources

Gabon aims to look for deposits

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