Former Equatorial Guinean security chief becomes ambassador to France
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Radiomacuto
Juan Ndong Nguema Mbengono, former head of national security in Equatorial Guinea, presented his credentials in France after being appointed ambassador on 13 January 2026. His career includes several government roles and diplomatic posts, while allegations reported about the death of a former leader of the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea have never been established by an independent investigation, according to Radio Macuto.
Juan Ndong Nguema Mbengono, former head of National Security in Equatorial Guinea, has taken up his post as the country’s ambassador to France. He presented his credentials to the French president the week before Radiomacuto published its report, according to footage broadcast by public television station TVGE.
Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo appointed him by decree on 13 January 2026, as part of a reshuffle of several embassies in Europe. Ndong Nguema Mbengono trained at the Yaoundé Police School from 1985 to 1989, then at a French police school in Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d’Or.
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