UK-Gabon Trade & Investment Summit to be held in London in October

Organized by the Gabon Business Alliance Network UK GBAN-UK, an initiative of the diaspora supported by the British African Business Alliance, the event aims to strengthen economic cooperation between the United Kingdom and Gabon. Former Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima is among the confirmed participants. The summit intends to bring together government representatives, international investors, development finance institutions, and business leaders in the British capital.

It is designed as an "investment platform" to facilitate concrete announcements, including memoranda of understanding, public-private partnerships, and financing negotiations. Jasmine Mengue Bekale, director of GBAN-UK, leads the summit, describing it as "a catalyst for long-term economic partnership" between London and Libreville. The initiative has received "in principle support" from the Ministry of Economy, which views it as an opportunity to engage British institutional investors with projects aligned with the National Growth and Development Plan PNCD.

Delegates will have access to a portfolio of "bankable" projects spanning agriculture, mining, infrastructure, energy, water, housing, health, education, tourism, digital technology, and manufacturing. The summit will also feature a forum dedicated to women's and youth entrepreneurship, B2B and B2G networking sessions, and sectoral presentations. This event follows an i