Obiang receives French ambassador in Equatorial Guinea
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Realequatorialguinea
Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo received French ambassador Sonia Doña Pérez at the People’s Palace in Malabo. The meeting forms part of diplomatic relations between the two countries, particularly in cultural, educational, economic and technical fields, according to Realequatorialguinea.
Equatorial Guinea’s President, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, received France’s ambassador, Sonia Doña Pérez, in Malabo on Thursday 22 October for an audience at the People’s Palace, according to Equatorial Guinean media outlet Realequatorialguinea. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Diaspora, Simeón Oyono Esono Angué, attended the meeting.
The discussions took place in the context of bilateral relations between Malabo and Paris, which include cultural, educational, economic and technical cooperation, according to Realequatorialguinea. Sonia Doña Pérez was appointed France’s ambassador to Equatorial Guinea by a decree signed on 23 September 2026 by French President Emmanuel Macron, after representing France in Nicaragua since 2023.
The diplomat had presented copies of her credentials to Equatorial Guinea’s foreign minister on 1 October in Malabo II. The two sides had highlighted the historic nature of relations between the countries and their intention to strengthen ties, according to Realequatorialguinea.
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