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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...
Ceiba Intercontinental and Iberia will operate a total of 15 flights per week. MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The governments of Equatorial Guinea and Spain recently signed an agreement to increase the number of passenger flights on the Malabo-Madrid route operated by Equatorial Guinea's national airline, Ceiba Intercontinental, to eight flights per week. Ceiba currently operates three flights per week. Agapito Mba Mokuy, Minister of Foreign...
Equatorial Guinea joins the fight to end hunger in Africa MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed an agreement that calls for the FAO to invest US$3 million over three years to develop poultry farming in rural Equatorial Guinea. This investment is part of the government's efforts to develop the country's agricultural sector...
Malabo Forum addresses global environmental challenges and encourages cooperation MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ministers of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) came together on November 21, 2012, in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, for the 14(th) Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum. The GECF is an international governmental organization that brings world's leading gas producers together to increase the...
Malabo Summit to reiterate ACP partnership and solidarity MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Heads of State and delegates from the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries will come together from December 10-14, 2012, in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial guinea, for the 7(th) Summit for African Caribbean and Pacific Heads of State and Government (ACP). President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, along with African, Caribbean and Pacific group leaders will...
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Equatorial Guinea recently participated in the 2012 Africagua Forum held on the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, on November 15-16, 2012. Equatorial Guinea along with representatives from Senegal, Cape Verde, Morocco and Mauritania, and more than 70 businessmen from Spain and Africa came together to the Canary Island and focused on the promotion of alternative energies associated with water. Gregorio Boho...
Government continues to distribute zinc sheets and improve living conditions for poor MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, Second Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Head of Defense and State Security, expanded the national zinc sheet distribution to the Insular Region last week. The campaign, which is a government-led initiative, was designed to improve living conditions for impoverished families throughout the nation by...
HOUSTON, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) today announced that, having received the approval of the Government of Equatorial Guinea, it has acquired a 31% non-operating working interest in a production and development area ("PDA") in Block P, offshore Equatorial Guinea from PETRONAS CARIGALI OVERSEAS SDN BHD. VAALCO paid $10 million for the working interest. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100316/NY71495LOGO) The PDA, which is operated by...
Creative youth collective explores modern Malabo MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bryan Blue, part of the American youth delegation during the Leon H. Sullivan Summit, which took place in Equatorial Guinea last August, has shared his view of the country through a video series named Passport Life. Blue shows viewers scenes of Equatorial Guinea, where he discovered American-style conveniences and quality meals, traditional music and dancers, and...
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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.
