Gabon aims to accelerate land management modernization through cadastral digitalization

On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Libreville, the Minister of Housing, Mays Mouissi, and the Minister of Digital Economy, Mark Alexandre Doumba, met to strengthen cooperation between their ministries. Their objective is to establish a modernized, transparent, and fully dematerialized land system. Mays Mouissi outlined his ministry's priorities, including the digitalization of land procedures, cadastral modernization, and the dematerialization of administrative acts, incorporating electronic signatures.

He also highlighted ongoing advancements like the Ogooué application deployment and online land file tracking projects, which aim to simplify administrative processes and enhance transparency despite existing technical constraints. Mark Alexandre Doumba emphasized integrating these projects into a broader state digital transformation strategy, stressing the need for interoperability between public administrations and involving technical structures to ensure the future system's reliability and sustainability. He also mentioned potential funding from the World Bank-supported Gabon Digital program.

The meeting concluded with an agreement to develop a consolidated statement of requirements and a roadmap for an operational project, which will then be presented to technical and financial partners for coordinated implementation. This initiative seeks to provide Gabon with a modern and ef