Global Gateway represents the EU positive cooperation offer to partner countries to support their own strategic autonomy by aligning common interests, increasing high-quality investments, and promoting sustainable financing. The Global Gateway strategy provides a qualitative superior alternative compared to other public offers, adhering to the European model of sustainable and transparent investment.

Global Gateway focuses on fields addressing current geopolitical challenges. It centers on five key sectors: digital, climate and energy, transport, health, education and research and it is implemented through the Team Europe approach. Thanks to this approach, Global Gateway reunites the EU, its Member states, and their financial and development institutions to mobilize the private sector to leverage investments for a transformative impact.

In sub-Saharan Africa, Global Gateway operates through regional and national initiatives. The first outcome is the Africa-Europe investment package, aiming to boost sustainable public and private investments, create jobs for Africa's growing youth population, and support the continent's socio-economic, green, and digital transformation.

As part of this approach, a project has already been funded and is ongoing in São Tomé and Príncipe. This project aims to improve the drinking water supply network on the island of São Tomé, and is implemented in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The objectives of this project are to significantly improve the level of service for current users of the water distribution network, to increase access to drinking water and sanitation, and to strengthen the island against the effects of climate change, such as rainfall variability.

As part of this approach, several projects are currently under analysis or consideration in Gabon, such as the Transgabonais Rehabilitation Program – Phase II, a project for the construction of a waste sorting and valorization center, and projects aimed at strengthening the production and distribution of electrical energy.