Gabon launches urgent savings recount for postbank victims

Nine years after the collapse of PosteBank SA—a subsidiary of La Poste whose 2017 bankruptcy froze lifelong savings overnight—the Gabonese government has finally taken decisive action. In an official statement released by the Ministry of Communication, authorities confirmed the launch of a nationwide census of affected depositors, a critical first step toward restitution.

By Élise Ntamag — Regional policy