
France welcomes Gabon's Oligui as mineral and military ties defy wider rift in Africa
Gabon-France relations France welcomes Gabon's Oligui as mineral and military ties defy African rift Gabon's President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema begins a three-day official visit to France on Monday, underlining the close relationship between Paris and one of its few remaining key allies in Francophone Africa. Issued on: 20/07/2026 - 14:58Modified: 20/07/2026 - 15:00 2 min Reading time Gabon's President Brice Oligui Nguema (2nd L) alongside Paulo Castellari (C), head of French metallurgical group Eramet, and France's Emmanuel Macron in Libreville, 24 November, 2025. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN By: RFI Advertising Read more Oligui Nguema, on his second official visit to France, will be joined by an 80-strong delegation of business chiefs and political officials.
- ▪Gabon-France relations France welcomes Gabon's Oligui as mineral and military ties defy African rift Gabon's President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema begins a three-day official visit to France on Monday, underlining the close relationship be
- ▪Issued on: 20/07/2026 - 14:58Modified: 20/07/2026 - 15:00 2 min Reading time Gabon's President Brice Oligui Nguema (2nd L) alongside Paulo Castellari (C), head of French metallurgical group Eramet, and France's Emmanuel Macron in Libreville
- ▪AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN By: RFI Advertising Read more Oligui Nguema, on his second official visit to France, will be joined by an 80-strong delegation of business chiefs and political officials.
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| Publication time | Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:58:58 GMT |
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Gabon-France relations France welcomes Gabon's Oligui as mineral and military ties defy African rift Gabon's President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema begins a three-day official visit to France on Monday, underlining the close relationship between Paris and one of its few remaining key allies in Francophone Africa. Issued on: 20/07/2026 - 14:58Modified: 20/07/2026 - 15:00 2 min Reading time Gabon's President Brice Oligui Nguema (2nd L) alongside Paulo Castellari (C), head of French metallurgical group Eramet, and France's Emmanuel Macron in Libreville, 24 November, 2025. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN By: RFI Advertising Read more Oligui Nguema, on his second official visit to France, will be joined by an 80-strong delegation of business chiefs and political officials.
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