A spokesman for Gabon's military rulers said on state TV that they had "decided with immediate effect to reopen the land, sea and air borders as of this Saturday," Report informs via foreign media.
“The decision to open land, sea and air borders takes effect immediately,” Colonel Ulrich Manfumbi Manfumbi, the official representative of the Committee for Transition and Restoration of Institutions, which seized full power in the country
“This step reflects our desire to maintain respect for the rule of law, good relations with our neighbors and all states of the world, and it has also been for the smooth functioning of the state. It also demonstrates a strong desire to comply with the country's international obligations."
As a result, more than a dozen ships that are now in the ports of Gabon with export cargo can again go to sea.