# 5G launch meets health concerns

- Place: Libreville, Gabon (0.4162, 9.4673)
- Published: 2026-10-31T07:46:18.438Z · expires 2026-11-07T07:46:18.438Z
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Gabon has launched 5G mobile networks as ARCEP reaffirms quality and coverage requirements, per techreviewafrica.com.

Meanwhile, urban malaria surges in Libreville with test positivity hitting 48.1% in 2024, bioengineer.org reports.

Three bodies were found following the sinking of a Borr Drilling rig off Gabon’s coast, heraldonline.com notes.

## Sources

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- [At the Russia–Africa Summit, Hermann Immongault anchors Gabon's strategy in economic cooperation](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivgFBVV95cUxPc0FvNkdFUzBGRWJTUnVhYXgyWGp0X2dySG1zaTJldDRkOC1pSkY4OXdMZ1RDd1l6bGZNblBCaFRUbmxMRVVFQ2hrb2ZFN1lwWjVIeXVzY0N6Q0x2ODJqamlnUkZ6NVpNTzNEVWpuRjNELVVYdkdxSHZBdS1pVjY3RFRsaWRPNE5uT0pNUDVRWnVOT0NtRmJmbnJCWkhmbEJ4R1BsT3FsLVBTeURvbFdkV3VzZGtGZ21oZHpVOG1B?oc=5) · capmad.com · 2026-10-29
- [GDJ presents online gaming platform at Gabon’s Digital Week](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifEFVX3lxTE5fWm55ZjRSemhtaEcyMDVjLXl6QUIxa2NNb2llVEtNZVkzQmVXM0k2ZklzZTlKVnA0ajdwTDZTcVhVWkpmUDRsZmVIZk05S3hHUTFYdGY1SFlwWTZkTkoxQUZnSDY4cFl4bnNqN2prSXNnSDVWV09hSTk0TE8?oc=5) · focusgn.com · 2026-10-29