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Fierce power struggle over gold swirls around President Oligui Nguema

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Gabonese Minister of Mines Sosthène Nguema Nguema (centre) and Eramet’s CEO Christel Bories (left), alongside Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema (standing on the left) and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, in Paris, in July 2026.
Gabonese Minister of Mines Sosthène Nguema Nguema (centre) and Eramet’s CEO Christel Bories (left), alongside Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema (standing on the left) and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, in Paris, in July 2026. © Ludovic Marin/POOL/AFP

Following the decision to revoke exploration and mining permits, the mines ministry is struggling to tackle the economic crime networks operating in the gold sector.

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