Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has appointed Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua, a former bank chief, as the new prime minister.
This comes after the previous government, led by Manuela Roka Botey, resigned nearly three weeks ago due to being deemed “ineffective”.
President Obiang stated, “it was clear that there has been a collective inability to provide effective solutions to critical problems such as the economy, social cohesion and combating corruption” in accepting the resignation.
The new prime minister, Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua, has been the director of the national bank of Equatorial Guinea since 2012 and is now “charged with the administrative coordination of Equatorial Guinea”, according to the presidential decree.
President Obiang, 82, has ruled Equatorial Guinea for 44 years, and his government has faced criticism from the United Nations and non-governmental organizations for repression of dissent.
