Equatorial Guinea appoints Manuela Roka Botey as first female PM

Equatorial Guinea appoints Manuela Roka Botey as first female PM

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Category : International Published on: February 04 2023

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  • Central African country of Equatorial Guinea has appointed Manuela Roca Botey as the Prime Minister. 
  • She became the first woman in the country to hold the position.
  • Ms Botey was previously the education minister and joined the government in 2020. 
  • She replaces former premier Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, who has been in the position since 2016.
  • Joining the government as the minister for national education in 2020, she is also the vice dean of the National University of Equatorial Guinea's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
  • Equatorial Guinea has been ruled since 1979 by Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
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