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Oligui Nguema personally promotes new Baie des Rois business district

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema intends on giving Emmanuel Macron a tour of the future Baie des Rois business district during his flash visit to Libreville on 23 November. [...]

Published on 30/10/2025 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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