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Gabon

Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.

Location in the world

Gabon

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Population (2024)
2,538,952
Total area
267,667 km²
Area in square miles
103,346.76 mi²
Coastline
885 km
Base map adapted from Wikimedia Commons. Population: World Bank (2024); geography: CIA World Factbook.

National digital inclusion context

A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.

This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to Gabon in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.

The documented portfolio emphasizes Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure, Digital Public Infrastructure, Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure, Digital Identity / e-ID, Fiber/Fiber Optic. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.

Portfolio pattern

What the documented response contains.

Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.

Infrastructure and access

  1. Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure2
  2. Digital Public Infrastructure2
  3. Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure2
  4. Submarine / International Cable Infrastructure2
  5. Power / Resilience Infrastructure1

Specific technologies

  1. Digital Identity / e-ID3
  2. Fiber/Fiber Optic2
  3. Submarine Fiber-Optic Cable1
  4. Wi-Fi1

Intervention classification

  1. Infrastructure and Specific Technology5
  2. Neither explicitly identified3
  3. Specific Technology only2
  4. Infrastructure only1

Education and workforce

Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.

0 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 0 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.

Access

Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.

Capability

Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.

Participation

Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.

Sustainability

Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.

Project and initiative portfolio

11 documented records

Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.

01

International broadband gateway

ACE submarine cable landing station / open-access international connectivity investment

Commissioned 2014 under CAB4 · Gabon ACE landing station
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Status / periodCommissioned 2014 under CAB4LocationGabon ACE landing stationPopulationNational Internet users, operators and businessesOrganizationsGovernment of Gabon; World Bank; ACE consortium

Adds high-capacity submarine connectivity and open-access international bandwidth, contributing to major reductions in Internet prices.

Activities and approach: ACE submarine cable landing station; open access

Submarine / International Cable InfrastructureSubmarine Fiber-Optic Cable
World Bank. (2018, June 25). The Central African Backbone project, central pillar of the digital revolution in Gabon. https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/africacan/the-central-african-backbone-project-central-pillar-of-the-digital-revolution-in-gabonOpen supporting source ↗
02

Public Wi-Fi, digital infrastructure, and e-government enablement

ANINF Ogooué-Ivindo Public Wi-Fi and Digital Infrastructure Initiative

Active / 2026 deployment and economic-transformation support · Ogooué-Ivindo Province, including Makokou
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Status / periodActive / 2026 deployment and economic-transformation supportLocationOgooué-Ivindo Province, including MakokouPopulationResidents, local entrepreneurs, public-service users, and communities with limited connectivityOrganizationsAgence Nationale des Infrastructures Numériques et des Fréquences (ANINF); provincial and local stakeholdersFundingFunding not specified

creating public connectivity points and resilient digital infrastructure that make online services, learning, and economic participation more accessible

Activities and approach: Public Wi-Fi deployment; secure/resilient energy systems; support for digitized permits, online services, learning, and entrepreneurship

Public Wi-Fi / Community Network InfrastructurePower / Resilience InfrastructureDigital Public InfrastructureWi-Fi
Tech Review Africa. (2026, August 28). ANINF highlights digital infrastructure role in Ogooué-Ivindo’s economic transformation. https://techreviewafrica.com/news/6951/aninf-highlights-digital-infrastructure-role-in-ogooue-ivindos-economic-transformationOpen supporting source ↗
03

National and cross-border fiber expansion

CAB-Gabon 14-link national fiber backbone completion project

Feasibility / investment preparation · 14 missing links totaling about 1,901.8 km
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Status / periodFeasibility / investment preparationLocation14 missing links totaling about 1,901.8 kmPopulationRural communities, operators, businesses and public institutionsOrganizationsANINF; African Development Bank; Government of Gabon

Completes missing broadband fiber links, expands national coverage and strengthens cross-border redundancy, including rural areas.

Activities and approach: 1,901.8 km fiber links; national backbone completion; cross-border interconnection

Submarine / International Cable InfrastructureFiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureBackbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic
African Development Bank. (2022). Gabon - Feasibility Study on Central Africa Fiber Optic Backbone Project - CAB-Gabon. https://www.afdb.org/sites/default/files/documents/projects-and-operations/gabon_-_feasibility_study_on_central_africa_fiber_optic_backbone_project_-_cab-gabon_-_project_information_memorandum.pdfOpen supporting source ↗
04

National and regional fiber backbone

Central African Backbone APL4 – Gabon

2012–2020; completed · National backbone and regional borders
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Status / period2012–2020; completedLocationNational backbone and regional bordersPopulationConsumers, businesses and operatorsOrganizationsGovernment of Gabon; World Bank

Expanded geographical reach and affordability of broadband, reducing the digital divide and broadband prices.

Activities and approach: Fiber backbone; open access; regulatory reform; cross-border connectivity

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureBackbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic
World Bank. (2021). Central African Backbone - APL4 - Gabon Project. https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/622871619791053067/pdf/Gabon-Fourth-Phase-of-the-Central-African-Backbone-Program-Gabon-Project.pdfOpen supporting source ↗
05

Digital identity

Digital Gabon – Civil Registration Digitization

2024–ongoing · Nationwide
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationNationwidePopulationCitizens lacking modern civil-registration accessOrganizationsGovernment of Gabon; World Bank

Modernizes civil registration to make identity and service access more inclusive.

Activities and approach: Digital civil registry

Digital Identity / e-ID
06

Trusted digital environment

Digital Gabon – Cybersecurity and Data Protection Foundations

2024–ongoing · Nationwide
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationNationwidePopulationCitizens and digital-service usersOrganizationsGovernment of Gabon; World Bank

Builds legal, regulatory and technological safeguards for safe digital service use.

Activities and approach: Cybersecurity; data protection

07

Digital public infrastructure

Digital Gabon – Public-Sector Data Exchange Infrastructure

2024–ongoing · Public sector
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationPublic sectorPopulationCitizens and government agenciesOrganizationsGovernment of Gabon; World Bank

Secures and standardizes data exchange among public agencies to improve online services.

Activities and approach: Data exchange platform

Digital Public Infrastructure
08

Digital identity

Digital Gabon – Unique Digital ID Rollout

2024–ongoing · Nationwide
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationNationwidePopulationCitizens, including undocumented and vulnerable groupsOrganizationsGovernment of Gabon; World Bank

Provides a unique identifier that improves access to social protection, health insurance and other services.

Activities and approach: Unique ID system

Digital Identity / e-ID
09

Digital inclusion

Digital Gabon – Vulnerable-Group Access to Online Public Services

2024–ongoing · Nationwide
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationNationwidePopulationWomen, children, elderly people, persons with disabilities, indigenous and displacement-affected groupsOrganizationsGovernment of Gabon; World Bank

Targets inequality in access to digital public services for vulnerable populations.

Activities and approach: Accessible digital public services

10

Inclusive digital government and digital ID

Digital Gabon Project

Financing signed 2024; active · National
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Status / periodFinancing signed 2024; activeLocationNationalPopulationCitizens, especially vulnerable groups; public-service usersOrganizationsGovernment of Gabon; World Bank

Improves inclusive access to digital public services and foundational digital identity, building on broadband infrastructure gains.

Activities and approach: Digital ID; digital public services; cybersecurity; data exchange

Telecommunications / Broadband InfrastructureDigital Identity / e-ID
World Bank. (2024, January 2). Gabon: The World Bank Boosts its Support to Accelerate Digital Transformation. https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2024/01/02/gabon-the-world-bank-boost-its-support-to-accelerate-digital-transformationOpen supporting source ↗
11

Digital health and ICT adoption

e-Gabon Project

Ongoing / implementation achievements through 2025 · National health and innovation ecosystem
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Status / periodOngoing / implementation achievements through 2025LocationNational health and innovation ecosystemPopulationHealth-service users, health facilities, startups, women and youthOrganizationsGovernment of Gabon; World Bank

Uses connected digital systems and e-health platforms to increase ICT adoption and access to health services.

Activities and approach: National health information system; electronic records; e-health platform; startup support

Evidence boundary

Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.

Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.

Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.

Evidence and contextProfile Sources

These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.

  1. Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). Gabon. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gabon/
  2. International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
  3. World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): Gabon. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=GA
  4. World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Gabon. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=GA

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