The Gabonese authorities, in collaboration with the NGO Conservation Justice, are continuing to track down members of an international ivory trafficking network from Gabon to Cameroon. Five other suspected traffickers have been arrested in various locations. The alleged traffickers risk a prison sentence of up to 10 or even 20 years, as this is a transnational network organised as a criminal association.
A recently signed MoU between Perenco and the Gabon Power Company lays the foundation for a new gas-fired power plant that will help electrify the country and compliment the government’s broader plans to utilize its abundant but overlooked gas resources