2025 in Equatorial Guinea
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Events in the year 2025 in Equatorial Guinea.
Incumbents
Events
- 19 May – The International Court of Justice rules in favor of Equatorial Guinea's claims to the islands of Mbanie, Cocotier, and Conga, which have been occupied by Gabon since 1972.[1]
- 4 June – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation barring Equatoguinean nationals from entering the United States.[2]
- 28 August – Baltasar Ebang Engonga, nephew of President Obiang, is sentenced to eight years in prison and fined $220,000 for embezzlement.[3]
- 12 September – The International Court of Justice rules in favor of the French government selling a luxury mansion in Paris that was seized in 2012 from Equatorial Guinea during a corruption investigation against vice president Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue.[4]
- 27 September – Bioko island is designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO.[5]
Holidays
Source:[6]
- 1 January: New Year's Day
- 18 April: Good Friday
- 1 May: Labour Day
- 5 June: President's Day
- 19 June: Corpus Christi
- 3 August: Freedom Day
- 15 August: Constitution Day
- 12 October: Independence Day
- 8 December: Immaculate Conception
- 25 December: Christmas Day
References
- ↑ "ICJ backs E.Guinea in spat with Gabon over oil-rich islands". France 24. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ↑ "What we know about Trump's latest travel ban". BBC. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ "Equatorial Guinea's Baltasar Ebang Engonga, embroiled in sex tape scandal, sentenced for embezzlement". BBC. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "ICJ backs France in Equatorial Guinea mansion row". France 24. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ↑ "26 new Biosphere Reserves: UNESCO's continues unprecedented expansion of its global network". UNESCO. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ↑ "Equatorial Guinea Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 30 October 2024.