Gabon strengthens economic ties and mining strategy in China

Gabon is actively engaging in diplomatic and economic missions in China to strengthen bilateral ties and advance its national industrialization goals.

Guy Bertrand Mapangou, President of Gabon’s Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council (CESEC), traveled to China to participate in the 2026 China Economic and Social Forum in Hangzhou and Shanghai. The mission aims to address global governance and promote Gabonese priorities in economy, environment, and social sectors.

Simultaneously, Gabon’s Minister of Mines and Geological Resources, Sosthène Nguema Nguema, presented the nation’s mining strategy at the China Mining Conference and Exhibition in Tianjin. The minister emphasized a shift from a rent-based economy to an integrated mining economy. This strategy focuses on a “win-win” cooperation model that prioritizes local value addition and resource transformation to drive sustainable industrialization and job creation, rather than relying solely on raw material exports.