Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is a small Central African country comprising a mainland region, Río Muni, and several islands, most notably Bioko, where the capital Malabo is located. The country has a population of about 1.5-million and is one of sub-Saharan Africa's smallest nations by area. Equatorial Guinea is the only African country with Spanish as an official language, a legacy of colonial rule that ended in 1968. The economy is heavily dependent on oil and gas exports, which have made it one of the highest GDP-per-capita countries in Africa, though wealth distribution remains highly unequal. The country also produces timber, cocoa and coffee. The currency is the Central African CFA franc, shared with several other countries in the region. Equatorial Guinea is a member of the African Union, the Economic Community of Central African States and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The government is a presidential republic, though it has been criticised internationally for authoritarian governance and human rights concerns. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has held power since 1979, making his tenure one of the longest in the world. The country shares land borders with Cameroon to the north and Gabon to the south and east.
Equatorial Guinea Updates
Central African Republic to accept third-country deportees from US, sources say
By: Reuters 8th June 2026 Central African Republic has agreed to take in migrants from other countries deported by the United States, two sources with knowledge of the... →
Rights groups file complaint against Equatorial Guinea over Trump deportations
By: Reuters 5th June 2026 Advocacy groups representing deportees sent by the US to Equatorial Guinea filed a complaint on Friday with the main human rights body of the... →
Internet shutdowns won’t solve Central Africa’s political crises
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th April 2026 Silencing the internet during unrest buys governments time but corrodes the trust and economic foundations that stability requires. In Gabon,... →
Spat with Trump distracts from Pope Leo’s Africa tour
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th April 2026 The Pope used his Africa debut to address broader global issues – but left many local questions unanswered. Pope Leo XIVth’s 10-day African tour,... →
Pope Leo heading back to Rome after outspoken Africa tour
By: Reuters 23rd April 2026 Pope Leo returns to Rome on Thursday after wrapping up an ambitious four-nation Africa tour in which he forcefully decried the direction of global... →
Pope Leo visits prison to shouts of 'freedom' on cinematic last day in Africa
By: Reuters 23rd April 2026 Pope Leo's four-nation Africa tour headed towards a dramatic close on Wednesday, with the pontiff braving a heavy rainstorm to greet crowds in... →
Pope decries inequality on whirlwind last day of Africa tour
By: Reuters 22nd April 2026 Pope Leo used the last full day of his four-nation Africa tour on Wednesday to speak out against wealth inequality, urging believers to work to... →
From Africa, Pope Leo warns humanity's future is 'tragically compromised'
By: Reuters 21st April 2026 Pope Leo warned on Tuesday that humanity's future is at risk of being "tragically compromised" because of ongoing wars and a breakdown of... →
Pope heads to Equatorial Guinea after denouncing authoritarians
By: Reuters 21st April 2026 Pope Leo arrived on Tuesday in Equatorial Guinea, led by the world's longest-serving president, for the final leg of a four-nation Africa tour... →
Pope Leo decries exploitation by world's 'authoritarians' during Angola trip
By: Reuters 20th April 2026 Pope Leo lamented during an event in Angola on Monday that many people in the world were being "exploited by authoritarians and defrauded by the... →
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