FILE PHOTO: Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
MALABO (Reuters) - Equatorial Guinea has granted amnesty to activists and members of the opposition ahead of a "national dialogue" this month, a decree signed by the Central African nation's president said on Wednesday.
The move is seen as a goodwill gesture before the talks involving government, opposition, religious and other groups planned for July 16 to 21.
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