Gabon maps 319 unfinished Libreville buildings and their owners
The government is now working out the legal status of each site before deciding what to do with its owner.
The Gabonese government has counted 319 unfinished buildings across the Greater Libreville area, following instructions from President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema on August 16, 2026. Vice-President Hermann Immongault chaired a working session on November 12, 2026, with the ministers for housing and public works to review the survey.
The inventory was carried out by the housing ministry's departments. Officials are now establishing the legal position of each property to decide the responsibilities of its owners. Minister Millot Lambert Mouvinde said the work covers buildings, bare plots and risk zones along several main roads.
A file has been compiled for most of the surveyed buildings, recording their location, the owners' identities, the use of each site and its GPS coordinates. Immongault asked for the two ministries' reports to be merged into one summary with a detailed timetable, due within two weeks. The president had warned that the state could requisition sites in the public interest, after owners are formally notified.
Why it mattersOwners of the 319 sites now face a government timetable and possible requisition of their property if works are not completed.