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Obiang appoints Atalia Baha Ondo to Equatorial Guinea vice-president’s office

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Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has appointed Atalia Modesta Baha Ondo director-general of the office of the vice-president in charge of Defence and State Security. The decree appointing her was signed in Malabo on 20 October 2026, media outlet Realequatorialguinea reports.

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