Equatorial Guinea,officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea,is a country on the west coast of Central Africa,with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea,its post-independence name refers to its location near both the Equator and in the African region of Guinea. As of 2024,the country had a population of 1,795,834,over 85% of whom are members of the Fang people,the country's dominant ethnic group. The Bubi people,indigenous to Bioko,are the second largest group at approximately 6.5% of the population.
Cándido Muatetema Rivas was a political figure in Equatorial Guinea who was Prime Minister from 2001 to 2004.
The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea is the ruling political party in Equatorial Guinea. It was established by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on 11 October 1987.
Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó was an Equatoguinean politician. He was the 5th Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea having served from 11 July 2004 to 14 August 2006. He was a member of the Bubi ethnic group.
Convergence for Social Democracy is the opposition party in Equatorial Guinea. It was the only opposition party with parliamentary representation during 2013-2017.
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is an Equatoguinean politician who has served as the first vice president of Equatorial Guinea since 22 June 2016. He is a son of Teodoro Obiang,president of Equatorial Guinea,by his first wife,Constancia Mangue.
Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea is an Equatoguinean politician and a member of PDGE. He was Prime Minister from 2006 to 2008. He is a lawyer by profession.
Martinho Ndafa Kabi is a Bissau-Guinean politician who was the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 13 April 2007 to 5 August 2008. He is a leading member of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC).
Early parliamentary elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 4 May 2008,alongside local elections;100 seats in parliament and 230 council seats were up for election. The ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea won 89 seats in parliament.
The Equatorial Guinean Council of Ministers or Council of Ministers of Equatorial Guinea,is chaired by the President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema,and constituted by the Vice President Teodorín Nguema Obiang,his Prime Minister Manuela Roka Botey along with the other Ministers members of the governemt.
Presidential elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on November 29,2009. Teodoro Obiang Nguema,who has been President since 1979,ran for another term and won re-election with 95.8% of the vote,according to official results. Opposition leader Plácido MicóAbogo placed second with 3.6%. However,international observers and the main opposition candidate questioned the legitimacy of this election,noting the poor management which created an unfriendly field for other candidates to take part,media manipulation and the unbalanced results.
Ahmed Tidiane Souaré is a Guinean political figure who was the Prime Minister of Guinea from May 2008 to December 2008,when he was replaced by Kabine Komara following a military coup d'état.
KabinéKomara was Prime Minister of Guinea from 30 December 2008 to 26 January 2010. Until the end of 2008 a director at the African Export-Import Bank in Cairo,Egypt,Komara was announced as the new Prime Minister in a government radio broadcast on 30 December.
The vice president of Equatorial Guinea is the second highest political position obtainable in Equatorial Guinea. Following the 2011 constitutional reform,there is a provision for two vice presidents who are appointed by the president of Equatorial Guinea.
Ciudad de la Paz,formerly Oyala,also known as Djibloho –Ciudad de la Paz,is a city in Equatorial Guinea that is being built to replace Malabo as the national capital. Established as an urban district in Wele-Nzas in 2015,it is now the administrative headquarters of Djibloho,Equatorial Guinea's newest province created in 2017,and is located near the town of Mengomeyén. In 2017,the city was officially renamed Ciudad de la Paz.
Political corruption in Equatorial Guinea is high by world standards and considered among the worst of any country on earth. It has been described as "an almost perfect kleptocracy" in which the scale of systemic corruption and the rulers' indifference towards the people's welfare place it at the bottom of every major governance indicator or ranking,below nations with similar per capita GDPs.
Ángel MasiéNtutumu was an Equatorial Guinean politician.
Evangelina Oyo Ebule is an Equatorial Guinean politician who served as the country's Minister of Justice,Worship and Penitentiary Institutions.
General elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 20 November 2022 to elect the President and members of Parliament,alongside local elections. Originally the parliamentary elections had been scheduled for November 2022 and presidential elections for 2023. However,in September 2022 Parliament approved a proposal to merge the elections due to economic constraints. The government announced on 26 November 2022 that Obiang had won the election by an overwhelming margin,as expected. It stated that provisional results showed him with 97% of the vote on a turnout of 98%. The elections were considered a sham by international observers.
D. Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua is an Equatoguinean politician and banker who is the current prime minister of Equatorial Guinea,serving since on 17 August 2024. He previously served as the head of the national bank from 2012 until his appointment as prime minister.
