Gabonese industry’s future: yam’na program fosters local talent

Economie

Gabonese industry’s future: Yam’NA program fosters local talent

Libreville, Gabon – The crucial discussion surrounding the local transformation of Africa’s natural resources is no longer confined to government ministries, international summits, or corporate boardrooms. It has decisively shifted into university lecture halls, vocational training centers, and the academic journeys of the continent’s emerging generations.

In Gabon, the third iteration of the Yam’NA program, a collaborative initiative by Eramet Comilog and SETRAG, embodies this very principle. Beyond the headline announcement of fifty new scholarships for Gabonese high school graduates, lies an ambitious overarching strategy: to cultivate the specialized expertise essential for driving the nation’s industrial transformation in the decades ahead.

Officially inaugurated on July 10 in Libreville, this latest edition signifies a substantial evolution of the framework originally established in 2024 by Eramet Comilog. This initial effort was part of the broader Eramet group’s Beyond program and its