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Gabon’s Manganese Export Ban Signals Shift in Africa’s Resource Strategy
Gabon’s government, under President Brice Oligui Nguema, announced on June 1, 2025, that it will ban the export of raw manganese starting January 1, 2029. This decision marks a major change in Gabon’s approach to its mineral wealth and reflects a broader movement among African nations. The government aims to force mining companies to process […]
The Head of State announced the ban on manganese exports as of 1 January 2029. He intends to promote a national processing industry and capitalize on this strategic metal for the steel industry and new technologies.
A new meeting of the Council of Ministers will be held this Wednesday in Libreville under the chairmanship of the Head of State Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, according to an official communiqué. Last Friday, the Council of Ministers decided that, as from 1 January 2029, the export of raw manganese, a strategic resource of which Gabon is the second largest producer worldwide. The Council also prohibited, as from 1 January 2027, the import of broi…
Eramet to work with Gabon despite manganese exports ban
Eramet said it will work with the Gabonese government despite a forthcoming ban on unrefined manganese exports, set to take effect from 1 January 2029.The post Eramet to work with Gabon despite manganese exports ban appeared first on Mining Technology.
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