Gold looted in Gabon: an operation dismantles a Sino-African network and freezes national gold mining

From June 15 to 19, 2026, a joint military and civilian mission invested the gold mining site of Punga, in the Ngounié province, putting an end to a large-scale semi-industrial clandestine operation. The operation, named Ekura, resulted in 55 arrests and the seizure of revealing logistical arsenal. The paradox is striking. The Punga site is……