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Government obtains data needed for planning social projects. MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Government of Equatorial Guinea has released information on the overall status of the country's households, which was obtained via the Demographic and Health Survey of Equatorial Guinea (EDSGE-I), conducted between July and November 2011. The survey was conducted through the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) with support from the European Commission and the...
Delegates meet for Fourth Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of Health MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health ministers from ten African countries met Thursday, January 24, 2013 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea to discuss a number of public health issues within the region. Members of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) prepared the agenda during the 4(th) Ordinary Session of the Ministers of Health Council, which began...
H.E. Obiang, President of Equatorial Guinea, inaugurated the new Palace of Justice of Malabo II last week. The new building, with over 9,000 square meters and equipped with the latest technology, will be the work headquarters of judges and magistrates of Malabo", said Lisa Samuels of the Spirit of Malabo. New York, NY (PRWEB) January 21, 2013 As America commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday marking the civil rights leader's birthday, which was first observed in 1983...
Minister of Information calls insinuation by Reporters Without Borders "baseless" and "unfair." MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The government of Equatorial Guinea today rejected what it termed "baseless and unfair insinuations" by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) that it may have been responsible for the death of a local journalist. In a letter to RSF, Minister of Information Agustin Nze Nfumu challenged the underlying allegations cited by RSF in...
State-of-the-art hospital's reputation for high-quality health services grows in Africa MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- La Paz Hospital, located in the capital city of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, recently treated United States President Barack Obama's step-grandmother, Sarah Onyango Obama. Sarah Obama traveled from Kenya to Equatorial Guinea to have emergency eye surgery. She is currently making a full recovery. During her stay in Equatorial...
"Equatorial Guinea has become a strategic meeting place for discussions facing the global community today", said Lisa Samuels, communications officer for the Spirit of Malabo. Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) December 24, 2012 New York City based South African Arts International, Ltd. is proud to announced that the Republic of Equatorial Guinea has been selected for the 2012 Convener of the Year. This newly awarded accolade is being bestowed to a country that has showed great skill,...
Malabo host of the Sub-regional Conference on Surgery in Central Africa MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Equatorial Guinea has opened the Sub-Regional Conference on Surgery in Central Africa, which is aimed at integrating the surgical societies of the Central Africa sub-region as part of the sub-region's efforts to integrate itself more effectively in the international scientific world. Surgical society members from Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon,...
Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Opens 7(th) ACP Summit MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Equatorial Guinean President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo called for stronger South-South economic global cooperation aimed at providing guidance for strategy and policies that allow the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of nations (ACP) to play an effective role in the international arena. Heads of State and government from the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of...
Government participates in international telecommunications project reaching from Africa Coast to Europe MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Government of Equatorial Guinea will expand its broadband connectivity by participating in the implementation of the international Africa Coast to Europe Project (ACE), a fiber optic cable that will connect 21 countries from South Africa to France. Equatorial Guinea's economic capital, Bata, will serve as one...
Nations sign civil aviation accord, set stage for closer ties. MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Equatorial Guinea Foreign Minister Agapito Mba Mokuy completed a productive visit to Spain last week that concluded with a new bilateral civil aviation agreement and new possibilities to improve economic and political relations. Mba Mokuy met with his Spanish counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, as well as...
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The Bioko Allen's Bushbaby (Galago alleni) , also known as Bioko Allen's Galago, or Bioko Allen's Squirrel Galago is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is a subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla). It lives in montane, primary, and secondary forests and lowland swamps. It is found throughout all or parts of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Of all gorillas it is the least endangered and is the gorilla usually found in zoos. The western lowland gorilla eats plants and, occasionally, insects....
The mantled guereza (Colobus guereza), also known simply as the guereza or the abyssinian black-and-white colobus, is a colobus monkey. It is a kind of Old World monkey. It is native to much of west central and east Africa, including Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Chad. This black-and-white colobus species grows to about 18 to 28 inches, with a 20 to 35 inch tail. It weighs 12 to 32 pounds. It has no cheek pouches, and, like most colobi, the thumb is nearly...
The drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) is a primate of the Cercopithecidae (Old-world Monkeys) family. It is closely related to the baboons and even more closely to the mandrill. The drill is similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacks the colorful face. It is found only in Cameroon, Nigeria, and north of the Sanaga River. It is also found on the coastal island of Bioko, part of Equatorial Guinea. The drill is one of Africa's most endangered primates.
