The agreements cover the rail and energy components of the integrated Belinga project and sit alongside the 23 April 2026 convention with Africa Global Logistics for the deep-water port at Kobe-Kobe. The Presidency of the Gabonese Republic describes this set of infrastructure as a decisive step for the exploitation of the Belinga iron ore deposit and for the development of Gabon's national logistics chain.
The Presidency says implementation is the next stage in turning the agreements into results for the population. In the joint declaration of 6 November, China also undertook to support the processing of Gabon's natural resources on Gabonese territory.
- Gabon signed partnership agreements for the rail and energy components of the integrated Belinga project in Shanghai on 5 November 2026.
- President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema presided over the signings during a state visit to China from 3 to 7 November 2026.
- The agreements complement the convention signed on 23 April 2026 with Africa Global Logistics for the deep-water port at Kobe-Kobe.
- Representatives of the Kobe-Kobe communities attended the signing ceremony.
- A letter of intent between the Gabonese Republic, Eramet Comilog and Sinohydro covers a study of electricity supply for a planned manganese alloy plant in the Libreville region.
- China announced a donation of 300 million yuan, about 24 billion CFA francs, for projects agreed jointly by the two countries.
Gabon has signed partnership agreements covering the rail and energy components of the Belinga project during President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's state visit to China, the Presidency of the Gabonese Republic has said. The President presided over the signings in Shanghai on 5 November 2026, during a visit that ran from 3 to 7 November and took him from Shanghai to Beijing.
According to the Presidency, the agreements relate to the integrated Belinga project and complement the convention signed on 23 April 2026 with Africa Global Logistics for the deep-water port at Kobe-Kobe. The ceremony took place in the presence of representatives of the Kobe-Kobe communities.
The Presidency said the delivery of this set of infrastructure is a decisive step for the exploitation of the Belinga iron ore deposit, the development of the national logistics chain and the Gabonese economy. It added that implementation of the agreements is the next stage in turning them into concrete results for the population.
Also in Shanghai, a letter of intent was signed between the State, Eramet Comilog, and Sinohydro for the energy supply of the future manganese plant, and partnership agreements were signed for the rail and energy sectors of the Belinga project. The letter extends the memorandum of understanding signed on 20 July 2026 between the State, Eramet and Eramet Comilog on local processing of manganese. Three memoranda of understanding were signed with Huawei, covering public security, the digital modernisation of public universities and artificial intelligence teaching equipment for the Université Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema.
In Beijing, the joint declaration adopted on 6 November with President Xi Jinping raised relations between the two countries to a Gabon-China community with a shared future for the new era, a step above the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership of 2023. China supports the National Growth and Development Plan 2026-2030, respects Gabon's sovereign rights over its natural resources and has undertaken to support their processing on Gabonese territory.
Twelve memoranda of understanding were signed in Beijing, covering areas including mines, geosciences and industrial chains. China announced a donation of 300 million yuan, about 24 billion CFA francs, for projects agreed jointly by the two sides, and both countries agreed to conclude the economic partnership agreement for shared development as quickly as possible.
