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BGFI Bank Group lays foundation for the next generation of digital banking across Africa with SBS Digital Banking Suite
EIN Presswire
LIBREVILLE, GABON, July 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- BGFI Bank Group, one of Africa's leading financial groups and already using SBS Core Amplitude, has renewed its strategic partnership with SBS through a new subscription agreement centered...
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...
APPO NOC-CEO Forum Set to Chart Africa’s Next Phase of Energy Growth in Cape Town this October at African Energy Week
EIN Presswire
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, July 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Africa’s push to retain domestic value from its oil and gas resources has become a defining strategic priority.
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...
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...
Military chaplains gather for West African Religious Affairs Symposium in Ghana
DVIDS - Georgia
ACCRA, Ghana — Military chaplains and religious affairs personnel from the United States and ten African nations have gathered for the launch of the West African Religious Affairs Symposium (WARAS) in Accra, Ghana July 14, 2026. Co-hosted by U.S....
CRRC Connects Four Continents in a 24-Hour Soccer Relay for Green Mobility
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
MEXICO CITY, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CRRC Corporation Limited, a global leader in railway manufacturing, recently held the international friendly soccer tournament "One Ball, One Planet," a sporting relay that connected four continents...
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...
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.
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...
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)...
Gabon President’s Party Commands Key Legislative Election
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Gabon’s Democratic Union of Builders (UDB), the party of President Brice Oligui Nguema, has claimed a dominant victory in the country’s recent legislative elections, capturing 102 of the 145 National Assembly seats, according to official...
Gabon leader’s party wins majority of parliamentary seats
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Gabon’s President Brice Oligui Nguema’s Democratic Union of Builders (UDB) party secured a commanding majority in the National Assembly, winning 102 of 145 seats in the country’s recent legislative elections, according to government...
Gabon’s UDB Secures Majority in Gabon’s Legislative Elections
MENAFN
(MENAFN) The Democratic Union of Builders (UDB), the political party backing Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema, secured a commanding lead by capturing 102 out of 145 seats in the National Assembly during the country's recent legislative...
Gabon Voters Head to Second Round of Legislative Elections
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Voters in Gabon are once more heading to the polls for the runoff of the legislative elections.
Gabon’s voters partake in second stage of legislative elections
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Gabonese citizens returned to the polls Sunday for the second round of the country’s legislative elections, marking another step in the nation’s political transition following last year’s military coup that ended the rule of former...
Fertilizer trade impacted by Strait of Hormuz conflict
World Trade Organization
Trade in urea and phosphate fertilizers has been severely disrupted by the conflict in the Persian Gulf, according to data analysed by the WTO Secretariat.
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.
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