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Gabon’s Public Debt Climbs 23% as Government Turns to Regional Markets

Gabon’s outstanding public debt expanded by 23% year-on-year to reach 8,780.3 billion FCFA at the end of December 2025, according to figures reported by Daba Finance. The sharp increase reflects a deliberate shift in the country’s borrowing strategy, with the government increasingly turning to regional financial markets rather than relying on traditional external lenders. A […]

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Gabon Opposition Leader Bilie-By-Nze Jailed as Political Tensions Rise Before Elections

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Gabon’s opposition leader Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze has been placed in pre-trial detention following his arrest in recent weeks, according to legal and political sources in the Central African nation. The development has heightened political tensions in a country already on edge ahead of upcoming legislative elections, with the opposition and civil society groups denouncing what they

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Gabon’s Eco Rangers: The Volunteers Racing to Save Sea Turtles from Extinction

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Along a remote stretch of Gabon’s Atlantic coastline, a small band of volunteer eco rangers is waging a quiet but determined battle to protect endangered sea turtles from poachers, climate change, and the relentless encroachment of modern life — with little more than flip-flops, headlamps, and an abiding love for the ocean. A Fragile Sanctuary

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