Gabonese President Oligui Nguema to Pay State Visit to China From November 3 to 7
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on November 2, 2026, that at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema of the Republic of Gabon will pay a state visit to China from November 3 to 7.
Gabon is located in west-central Africa, with its capital at Libreville. Oligui Nguema became Gabon's transitional leader in August 2023, won the presidential election in April 2025 and was sworn in as Gabon's fourth president on May 3, 2025.
This will be Oligui Nguema's first state visit to China since becoming president. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has not released further details of the itinerary or agenda.
Source: Announcement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, November 2, 2026 (via CCTV News).
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：加蓬总统布里斯·克洛泰尔·奥利吉·恩圭马（资料图，2024年）。Lukasz Kobus 摄，欧盟委员会影像服务，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema of Gabon (file photo, 2024). Photo by Lukasz Kobus, European Commission Audiovisual Service, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
