Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has appointed former bank chief Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua as prime minister, following a decree issued nearly three weeks after the previous government resigned for being “ineffective.”
In late July, Manuela Roka Botey, the first woman to serve as prime minister, resigned at the president’s request, just 18 months after her appointment. In accepting the resignation, Obiang cited a “collective inability” to address critical issues like the economy, social cohesion, and corruption.
In the decree signed Friday, Obiang assigned Nsua to oversee “administrative coordination” in Equatorial Guinea. Nsua has led the national bank since 2012.
The 82-year-old Obiang has ruled the oil-rich nation, a former Spanish colony, for 44 years. The United Nations and various NGOs often criticize the government’s repression of dissent.
