France welcomes Gabon's Oligui as mineral and military ties defy wider rift in Africa
- 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 Oligui Nguema, on his second official visit to France, will be joined by an 80-strong delegation of business chiefs and political officials.
- Gabon presidency spokesperson Théophane Nzame-Nze Biyoghe told reporters that the trip "will be an opportunity for the two heads of state...
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- 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 Oligui Nguema, on his second official visit to France, will be joined by an 80-strong delegation of business chiefs and political officials.
- Gabon presidency spokesperson Théophane Nzame-Nze Biyoghe told reporters that the trip "will be an opportunity for the two heads of state...
Sources: RFI