Equatorial Guinea 2001
Yearbook 2001
Equatorial Guinea. Prime Minister Angel Serafin Seriche Dougan resigned in February after being accused by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of triggering a constitutional crisis “by not looking to the people’s best”. Dougan was succeeded by Candido Muatetema Rivas, former secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party (PDGE).
Since oil was found off the island of Bioko in the mid-1990s, Equatorial Guinea has rapidly developed into Africa’s third largest oil producer after Nigeria and Angola, with production of up to a quarter of a million barrels per day.
Equatorial Guinea was estimated to achieve economic growth of between 50 and 70% in 2001. However, most of the oil revenue goes back to the foreign companies because the state has failed to negotiate on as favorable terms as Nigeria and Angola.
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December
UN court follows France’s line
December 11th
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is on France’s side in the dispute with Equatorial Guinea over the presidential son and Vice President Teodorin Obiang’s luxury residence in Paris. According to French court, the property was bought privately by Obiang but with state equatorial Guinean funds and must therefore be confiscated (see February 2020). However, the Obi government says that the residence is part of the country’s mission in France. The ICJ notes that Equatorial Guinea has sought to grant diplomatic status to the building only after the launch of a corruption inquiry into the Vice President in France.
August
New government
August 17th
Obama Asue is reinstated as Prime Minister and two days later a government is presented with the same line-up as before, with the exception of the post of Secretary of Defense that Victoriano Bibang Nsue Okomo is assigned.
The government resigns
August 14th
The government is submitting its resignation to President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who in a comment says that the government has not managed to do enough for the country during the ongoing crisis. Equatorial Guinea is heavily dependent on its oil exports and has been hit hard by the corona pandemic as declining demand has led to falling oil prices. The president is expected to announce a new government in a few days.
Population 2001
According to Countryaah, the population of Equatorial Guinea in 2001 was 749,424, ranking number 162 in the world. The population growth rate was 4.340% yearly, and the population density was 26.7214 people per km2.
