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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Equatorial Guinea appoints Manuela Roka Botey as first female PM