The Palace
A temple of memory and public speech, the Omar Bongo Ondimba Congress Centre is the diplomatic heart of Gabon.
The epic
Half a century of African history under one roof.
The birth
President Omar Bongo built the Palace to host the 34th summit of the Organisation of African Unity. Libreville became a diplomatic crossroads of the continent.
Public speech
The 1990 National Conference, summits, congresses: the defining hours of Gabonese and African political life were written within these walls.
A decade of silence
The monument bided its time. The surrounding Cité de la Démocratie kept the memory of the great gatherings.
The rebirth
Fully renovated, the Palace was inaugurated on 3 May 2026 by President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema before several heads of state. Radiance regained.
The architecture
A 3,100-seat Congress Hall, a Banquet Hall seating 1,600 to 2,200, a 350-seat auditorium, a presidential hall and some ten meeting rooms: a modern vessel built to international standards, at the heart of the Cité de la Démocratie.
The Cité & biodiversity
The Palace sits in a green setting unlike any other: Gabon is 88% forest cover, with forest elephants and gorillas less than an hour from the capital. Hosting an event in Libreville means gathering the world in the green lung of Africa.