The industry meetings opened Tuesday in Libreville with Vice President Hermann Immongault in attendance. Running until June 26 at the Chamber of Commerce, the event brings together Gabonese authorities, economic operators, and European partners to discuss industrialisation and local transformation.
At the heart of discussions: the role of European companies in the government’s strategy for productive sovereignty.
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French Ambassador to Gabon Fabrice Mauriès welcomed the return of around thirty European companies, especially in the energy sector, while stressing the need to boost Gabon’s attractiveness amid international competition.
Industry and Local Transformation Minister Me Lubin Ntoutoume reaffirmed the goal of making Gabon a creator of wealth, skilled jobs, and expertise through processing its natural resources.
For Hermann Immongault, this ambition is embodied in the National Growth and Development Plan (PNCD).
“This vision now finds its operational translation in the PNCD 2026-2030, which makes industrialisation, local transformation, and economic diversification the main growth drivers for the coming years: 27,000 billion CFA francs in investment, of which 18,000 billion comes from industry,” he declared.
