2026 in Equatorial Guinea
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Events in the year 2026 in Equatorial Guinea.
Incumbents
Events
- 3 January – Equatorial Guinea officially announces that its capital city will change from Malabo to Ciudad de la Paz.[1]
- 3 February – Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea sign an agreement to jointly extract natural gas from the Yoyo-Yolanda field.[2]
- 21–23 April – Pope Leo XIV visits Equatorial Guinea.[3]
- 5 June – A group of human rights lawyers and organizations file a case against Equatorial Guinea before the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights for the forced repatriation of migrants deported from the US.[4]
- 16 June – Prime minister Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua submits the collective resignation of the Council of Ministers and of the government, after failing to meet its performance targets.[5]
- 19 June – A Harbin Z-9 of the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea crashes into a mountain range between Niefang and Evinayong, killing all four occupants.[6]
Holidays
Source:[7]
- 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
- ↑ Oduah, Henry (3 January 2026). "Equatorial Guinea relocates capital over strategic reasons". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ↑ "Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea sign agreement for cross-border gas project". Africanews. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ↑ "Pope's visit to Equatorial Guinea is a diplomatic challenge as he closes his Africa trip". AP News. 21 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Case filed against Equatorial Guinea for sending US deportees to nations where they face persecution". AP News. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ Bonnerot, Clement (16 June 2026). "Equatorial Guinea government resigns due to missed targets, VP says". Reuters. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ Nkulu, Vicente (10 July 2026). "Localizan el helicóptero militar Z-9 desaparecido en la Región Continental sin supervivientes". AhoraEG Guinea Ecuatorial (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "Equatorial Guinea Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 January 2026.