{"id":40175,"date":"2026-07-21T15:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=40175"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:02:07","slug":"gabon-to-ban-raw-manganese-exports-by-2029","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/gabon-to-ban-raw-manganese-exports-by-2029\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabon to ban raw manganese exports by 2029 \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gabon Transitional President General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace on Monday, launching a three-day official visit focused on economic cooperation and recalibrating relations between Libreville and Paris.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of the bilateral talks is the signing of three major cooperation agreements, spearheaded by Gabon&#8217;s plan to ban the export of unrefined manganese starting in January 2029. As one of the world&#8217;s leading producers of the critical mineral, Libreville is moving to force mining firms to process raw materials domestically, aiming to capture higher-value industrial manufacturing on home soil.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Analyst and opinion leader Ga\u00ebl Koumba Ayoun\u00e9 noted that the move reflects Libreville\u2019s broader push to move past traditional raw-material extraction and secure greater economic returns from its natural resources.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With global demand rising for processed minerals used in green technology and battery production, Gabon\u2019s upcoming export deadline sets a firm timeline for foreign partners to invest in local processing infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":34037,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[44],"class_list":["post-40175","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Gabon to ban raw manganese exports by 2029 as Oligui Nguema meets Macron in Paris","published_date":"2026-07-21 14:49:19","news_description":"Gabon to ban raw manganese exports by 2029 as Oligui Nguema meets Macron in Paris","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/40175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/40175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40176,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/40175\/revisions\/40176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=40175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}