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Gabon Ends 8-Month Social Media Ban After Widespread Outcry
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Gabon’s communications regulator has scrapped its eight-month blockade of major social media platforms, closing a chapter that drew sharp criticism from rights campaigners and pushed thousands of citizens toward workarounds.
Gabon Restores Access to Social Media After Months-Long Ban
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Gabon has ended its eight-month restriction on social media platforms, with the country's communications regulator announcing the decision on Saturday.
ReconAfrica Resumes Operations at Kavango West 1X Ahead of Horizontal Flow Test and Provides Updates on KW1X Flow Test Samples, Angola Soil Sampling and Gabon Seismic Reprocessing
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the “Company”, “ReconAfrica”) (TSXV: RECO) (OTCQX: RECAF) (Frankfurt: 0XD) (NSX: REC), is pleased to provide an update on the Company’s portfolio of assets,...
Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Ministry Hong Lei Accepts Respectively the Copies of Credentials from Newly-appointed Ambassadors of Gabon and Germany
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
On September 16, 2026, Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Ministry Hong Lei accepted respectively the copies of credentials presented by newly-appointed Ambassador of Gabon to China MINKO...
VAALCO Energy, Inc. Provides Operational Update for Ongoing Drilling Program in Offshore Gabon
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
HOUSTON, Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY, LSE: EGY) (“Vaalco” or the “Company”) provided operational updates in offshore Gabon regarding the ongoing drilling program, including well results on the ETBNM-3 well and...
SGS Marks a Decade of Partnership in Gabon with Renewed PVoC Mandate
EIN Presswire
The third consecutive renewal of SGS’s pre-export verification of conformity (PVoC) mandate in Gabon marks a decade-long partnership with Gabonese authorities BAAR, SWITZERLAND, July 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SGS, the world's leading...
Record Resources Completes Sale of Non-Core Assets at Lake Temiskaming as Company Prioritizes Gabon Oil Assets
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
CALGARY, Alberta, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Record Resources Inc. (TSXV: REC) reports that it has sold the non-hydrocarbon and non-hydrogen rights on an optioned property at Lake Temiskaming, Ontario, reflecting the Company's continued...
Gabon Imposes Ban on Social Media Access for Under-16s
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Gabon has enacted a sweeping prohibition on social media access for children under the age of 16, positioning itself among the continent's most aggressive regulators of youth digital activity, media reported Thursday, citing the newly...
VAALCO Energy, Inc. Announces Exciting Operational Update in Offshore Gabon and in Egypt
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
HOUSTON, June 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY, LSE: EGY) (“Vaalco” or the “Company”) announced positive operational updates offshore Gabon regarding the ongoing drilling program, including impressive initial well...
Record Announces that a Single Loba Well Could Produce 5,000 bbl/d in Gabon; Paving the Way for 20,000 bbl/d Development
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
CALGARY, Alberta, June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Record Resources Inc. (TSXV: REC) reports that further geological and geophysical study of the Loba oil discovery and nearby analogue fields in Gabon is suggesting that a first oil well there...
Gabon Announces Indefinite Suspension of All Social Media Networks
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Gabon's national media watchdog moved swiftly late Tuesday to shut down social media networks and digital platforms across the country, imposing an indefinite nationwide suspension with immediate effect over what it characterized as an...
Technip Energies awarded two FEED contracts by SOGARA for refinery complex in Gabon
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
Technip Energies (PARIS:TE) has been awarded two Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contracts by Société Gabonaise de Raffinage (SOGARA) for its refinery in Port-Gentil, Gabon.
VAALCO Energy, Inc. Provides Operational Update on Offshore Gabon Drilling Program
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
HOUSTON, March 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY, LSE: EGY) (“Vaalco” or the “Company”) today provided an operational update on its Phase Three Drilling Program offshore Gabon.
ReconAfrica Announces Closing of C$36.8 Million Underwritten Offering, Funded to Advance Multi-Zone Production Testing at Kavango West 1X, Accelerate Follow-on Appraisal Drilling on Kavango Discovery and Advance Activities at Ngulu Block in Gabon
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
**NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES** CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the “Company” or “ReconAfrica” or “Recon”) (TSXV: RECO)...
VAALCO Energy, Inc. Spuds First Well in Phase Three Drilling Program Offshore Gabon
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
HOUSTON, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY, LSE: EGY) (“Vaalco” or the “Company”) today announced that it has commenced its Phase Three Drilling Program offshore Gabon with the spudding of the ET-15 infill well on...
ReconAfrica Provides Year-End Operational Update Progressing Projects in Namibia, Angola and Gabon
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the “Company” or “ReconAfrica”) (TSXV: RECO) (OTCQX: RECAF) (Frankfurt: 0XD) (NSX: REC), is pleased to provide a year-end corporate operational update.
A.P. Moller Capital agrees to acquire Portek International from Mitsui & Co.
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
A.P. Moller Capital has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Singapore-based Portek International from Mitsui & Co. Portek is a feeder terminal operator with interests in seven port terminals across Algeria, Gabon, Indonesia, Latvia, Malta and...
Where to Go in 2027 According to Go2Africa’s Safari Experts
EIN Presswire
A First Look at the Year’s Most Exciting Destinations CAPE TOWN, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA, October 21, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Go2Africa, the award-winning safari specialist with more than 25 years of experience designing African journeys,...
Vaalco Schedules Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
HOUSTON, Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY; LSE: EGY) (“Vaalco” or the “Company”) today announced the timing of its third quarter 2026 earnings release and conference call.
VAALCO Energy, Inc. Announces Positive Operational Updates
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
HOUSTON, Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY, LSE: EGY) (“Vaalco” or the “Company”) announced successful completion of the offshore Gabon Phase 3 drilling program, including encouraging initial well results on the...
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