Domestic crude oil production fell by 11,5% at the end of June 2021; compliance with OPEC+ quotas is the main reason for this decline according to the Directorate-General for Economic Affairs and Fiscal Policy

The new constitution, approved by 91% of voters at referendum, transforms the country from a semi-presidential to a presidential republic: the office of Prime Minister is eliminated, and the president can appoint judges and dissolve the Parliament

The leader of the Social Democratic Party, Pierre-Claver Maganga Moussavou, called on Gabonese people to vote 'no' in the 16 November referendum on the new constitution that proposes, among other things, a 7-year presidential term, renewable once

Afrobarometer survey shows that 81% of Gabonese declare themselves in poverty

Giants of Africa, the basketball organisation founded by Masai Ujiri, president of the Toronto Raptors, announced its inaugural visit to Gabon to host a basketball camp