The industry meetings kicked off on Tuesday in Libreville, with Vice President Hermann Immongault in attendance. Running until June 26 at the Chamber of Commerce, this gathering brings together Gabonese authorities, business operators, and European partners to discuss industrialisation and local processing challenges.

At the heart of discussions is the role of European companies in the government’s productive sovereignty strategy.

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French Ambassador to Gabon, Fabrice Mauriès, welcomed the return of around thirty European firms, particularly in the energy sector, while stressing the need to strengthen Gabon’s attractiveness amid global competition.

Minister of Industry and Local Processing, Me Lubin Ntoutoume, reaffirmed the ambition to turn Gabon into a creator of wealth, skilled jobs, and know-how through the processing of its natural resources.

For Hermann Immongault, this vision is embodied in the National Growth and Development Plan (PNCD).

“This vision now finds its operational translation in the PNCD 2026-2030, which makes industrialisation, local processing, and economic diversification the main growth drivers for the coming years: 27,000 billion CFA francs in investment, of which 18,000 billion from industry,” he stated.