Business, security on agenda as Gabon’s transitional President visits France

Bilateral relations, subjects of common interest such as climate and forests, and the progress of Gabon’s transition will be on high on the agenda for discussion during Oligui Nguema’s trip to Paris.

The interim leader’s working visit will also serve to distance Gabon from Sahel countries such as Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, which have been shaken by a string of coups d’états and the rejection of French influence in the region.

“It’s clear that our transition has little to do with that. We want to show that our situation is different.

“Our relationship with France must be one of normality, in the same way as our other partners”, a source told RFI.

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