COUNTRY PROFILE / GABON

Continent: Africa

Official name: Republic of Gabon

Nature of the regime: Transitional regime

Transitional President: Brice Oligui Nguema

Area: 267,667 km²

Currency: CFA franc

Population (2022) : 2.1Million inhabitants

Capital: Libreville

Main cities: Libreville, Port-Gentil, Franceville

Official language: French

Several cooperation agreements were signed on November 27, 2014 in Abidjan under the Framework Agreement on General Cooperation between the two countries :

• Agreement on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and service passports;
• Cooperation agreement on urban public transport between Sotra and Sogatra;
• Inter-port cooperation agreement between the Autonomous Port of Abidjan and Owendo in Gabon;
• Cooperation Agreement in the Air Field;
• Cooperation Agreement on Agriculture;
• Agreement on technical assistance in the field of Education;
• Memorandum of Understanding establishing a joint committee for the follow-up and evaluation of the decisions and recommendations of the Joint Cooperation Commission;
• Cooperation Agreement in the Merchant Maritime Domain;
• Agreement in the field of tourism;
• Agreement on road infrastructure;
• Draft Agreement on Road Safety;
• Framework Agreement for Cooperation in the Field of Forest and Wildlife Resources;
• Memorandum of Understanding on the Development and Management of Human Water Infrastructure.

A. Main Exports of Cote d’Ivoire to Gabon: plastics, essential oils and plant extracts, tobacco and other fruits.

B. Main imports of Cote d’Ivoire from Gabon: manganese ores and concentrates.

 Sources : DGE-DPPSE

Sources : DGE-DPCEI

• The value of bilateral trade reached 10.4 billion of CFAF in 2022, compared to 6.949 billion of CFAF in 2021;
• Over the period 2018-2022, the average value of Ivorian exports amounted to 8.4 billion of CFAF /year against 428 million of CFAF /year for imports;
• Over this period, the trade balance is in surplus for Cote d’Ivoire.