Gabon to Audit Mining Deals as Reforms Start Amid IMF Talks

Gabon will kick off an audit of mining contracts as it seeks to strengthen governance amid talks with the International Monetary Fund for a new lending program.

As part of discussions with the multilateral lender, President Brice Oligui Nguema “has demanded the full publication of all mining agreements and a comprehensive audit of those concluded between 2010 and 2024,” Nadine Nathalie Awanang, a spokeswoman for the government, said in a video posted on the presidency’s Facebook page.