AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoIndependence Celebrations: Gabon marked its 66th Independence Day in Libreville with a grand military parade at the Palais de l’Indépendance, where President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema presided and several African leaders attended; ahead of the parade, a memorial for national anthem composer Georges Damas Aleka was inaugurated. Diplomacy: Gabon and the DRC signed an agreement establishing visa-free travel for diplomatic staff and civil servants, plus plans for regular political consultations and cooperation across sectors. Energy & Industry: Lloyd’s Register is supporting the conversion of an LNG carrier into a floating storage unit for Gabon’s emerging floating gas infrastructure, aimed at cutting flaring and boosting offshore gas potential. Mining Value-Add: Libreville is moving to end raw manganese exports and push local processing to keep more value and jobs in-country. Sports (CAF): African Stars will face Gabon’s AS Mangasport in the CAF Champions League preliminary round, with the first leg in Gabon on 5 September and the return on 12 September. Tech & Logistics: Turkish firm Karmod installed modular container structures at a manganese mining site near Moanda, while Gabon’s regional connectivity story also continues to draw attention.
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