Equatorial Guinea government resigns due to missed targets, VP says


DAKAR, June 16 (Reuters) - ⁠Equatorial Guinea's government resigned on Tuesday after ⁠failing to meet its objectives, the West African ‌oil-producing country's Vice President Teodoro Obiang Mangue said.

• President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mbasogo appointed Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua as ​prime minister in 2024.

• The president's ⁠son and the ⁠country's vice president, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, said on ⁠X ‌that the prime minister had presented the resignation of all members of the ⁠government because it had barely reached 10% ​of its targets.

• ‌He didn't specify which targets the government ⁠was expected ​to achieve.

• A statement from the ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) said that during its time ⁠in power the government had implemented ​various initiatives in areas such as public administration, infrastructure, public services, and economic development.

• "The government's collective resignation ⁠is part of the institutional reorganization processes that are periodically carried out in the country with the aim of adapting the government structure to ​the state's new priorities," the ⁠party said in its statement on Facebook.

• President Obiang ​has been in power in ‌Equatorial Guinea since 1979, making ​him the world's longest-serving president.

(Reporting by Clement Bonnerot and Anait MiridzhanianEditing by Gareth Jones)

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