Gabon has launched a pilot electronic document management platform to digitise government records and workflows.
The platform was launched on Wednesday in Libreville by the Ministry of digital Economy, digitalisation and Innovation and the General Secretariat of Government, with support from the National Agency for Digital Infrastructure and Frequencies.
The system enables authorised officials to register, search, track and preserve documents digitally, speeding up approvals and reducing reliance on physical files.
Mark-Alexandre Doumba, minister of digital economy, digitalisation and innovation, said the government needed to accelerate the shift away from paper-based administration.
"The mission of the platform is to facilitate the progressive dematerialisation of documentary flows, secure administrative archives and reduce dependence on paper," he said.
The pilot covers two government agencies, the General Secretariat and the Directorate-General for Examinations and Competitions, allowing officials to route, track and securely retrieve documents based on access permissions.
The launch is not an isolated digitisation project. Gabon has been building a wider digital government framework this year, including a government services portal and a national catalogue of public services.
In May, the government said the project would enable centralised archiving, advanced search and document traceability, with electronic signatures helping to verify official records.
Earlier this year, Gabon also adopted rules governing the creation, preservation, management and storage of digital documents.
The approach mirrors a wider African shift towards digital public services. Rwanda, Kenya and Ghana have all developed national platforms bringing government services online, underscoring the importance of interoperability alongside digitisation.
The government said the pilot will help identify gaps before a wider rollout, as part of efforts to build a more secure and connected public sector.
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