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Verified 5 May 2026

Where United Kingdom citizens in Gabon get consular help.

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Emergency numbers in Gabon

Police 177: UK FCDO lists 177 for police. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/gabon/getting-help. UK FCDO says these numbers are not guaranteed to be reliable and help can be limited in places that are hard to reach. Verified 2026-09-29. Ambulance 117: UK FCDO lists 117 (from a mobile) for ambulance. SOS Médecins numbers depend on the mobile network and operators may only speak French. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/gabon/getting-help. UK FCDO says these numbers are not guaranteed to be reliable and help can be limited in places that are hard to reach. Verified 2026-09-29. Ambulance 1300: UK FCDO lists 1300 for ambulance. SOS Médecins numbers depend on the mobile network and operators may only speak French. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/gabon/getting-help. UK FCDO says these numbers are not guaranteed to be reliable and help can be limited in places that are hard to reach. Verified 2026-09-29. Ambulance 0174: UK FCDO lists 0174 for ambulance. SOS Médecins numbers depend on the mobile network and operators may only speak French. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/gabon/getting-help. UK FCDO says these numbers are not guaranteed to be reliable and help can be limited in places that are hard to reach. Verified 2026-09-29. Ambulance 0880: UK FCDO lists 0880 for ambulance. SOS Médecins numbers depend on the mobile network and operators may only speak French. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/gabon/getting-help. UK FCDO says these numbers are not guaranteed to be reliable and help can be limited in places that are hard to reach. Verified 2026-09-29. Ambulance 1333: ITU-T E.129 lists 1333 as medical emergency (updated 2024-05-16). UK FCDO lists ambulance 117 and SOS Médecins 1300, 0174 and 0880. Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. UK FCDO says these numbers are not guaranteed to be reliable and help can be limited in places that are hard to reach. Verified 2026-09-29. Ambulance 1334: ITU-T E.129 lists 1334 as medical emergency (updated 2024-05-16). Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. UK FCDO says these numbers are not guaranteed to be reliable and help can be limited in places that are hard to reach. Verified 2026-09-29. Ambulance 1466: ITU-T E.129 lists 1466 as medical emergency (updated 2024-05-16). Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. UK FCDO says these numbers are not guaranteed to be reliable and help can be limited in places that are hard to reach. Verified 2026-09-29. Ambulance 1488: ITU-T E.129 lists 1488 as medical emergency (updated 2024-05-16). Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. UK FCDO says these numbers are not guaranteed to be reliable and help can be limited in places that are hard to reach. Verified 2026-09-29. Fire 177: UK FCDO lists 177 for fire. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/gabon/getting-help. ITU-T E.129 (2012-04-03) lists firefighters as 18. That older number is not stored because the current UK FCDO page says 177. UK FCDO says these numbers are not guaranteed to be reliable and help can be limited in places that are hard to reach. Verified 2026-09-29.

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GOV.UK routes British nationals in Gabon to British High Commission Yaounde in Cameroon.

To call us in an emergency or send us an online enquiry use our contact form: https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/cameroon/british-high-commission-yaounde Office hours: Public Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday (Local Time): 8:30am to 3:30pm Fridays (Local Time): 8:30am to 12:30pm Public holidays 2025 Date Holiday Wednesday 1st January New Year’s Day Tuesday 11th February Youth Day Friday 18th April Good Friday Monday 21st April Easter Monday Thursday 1st May Labour Day Monday 5th May Early May Bank Holiday Tuesday 20th May Cameroon National Day Monday 26th May Spring Bank Holiday Friday 6th June Eid-al-Adha Friday 15th August Assumption Day Monday 26th August Summer Bank Holiday November King’s Birthday Party (Date TBC) Thursday 25th December Christmas Day Friday 26th December Boxing Day

Verified 5 May 2026 · 2 sources
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