Alberto Rubio
“Equatorial Guinea is a natural paradise, but it is also a young, emerging country with infinite potential for economic development, tourism and business,” said Ambassador Miguel Edjang during his speech at the reception he hosted last Tuesday to commemorate National Independence Day, which this African state celebrates every October 12, coinciding with the Day of Spanishness.
“The Republic of Equatorial Guinea and Spain are two nations linked by historical and cultural ties,” the ambassador recalled before adding that “Equatorial Guinea is the only Spanish-speaking country in Sub-Saharan Africa.” In this sense, he underlined the determination of his government to maintain “an incessant and continuous effort to promote Spanish on the African continent”.
For this reason, at the same time, he called for a greater integration of Guinea in the Ibero-American Community, in which it has observer status, “because we are part of this community and the country thanks to which Spanish is maintained as an official language in the African Union”.
Miguel Edjang offered the attendees the opportunity to learn more about Equatorial Guinea, “because in addition to being an important hydrocarbon producer, the third largest in Sub-Saharan Africa, it is much more”.
“Equatorial Guinea,” he continued, “offers a very wide range of possibilities for economic development and investment in many areas: industry, agriculture, tourism, where Spanish companies can find great opportunities and contribute to the development of the country, which has made a great leap forward in recent years.”
Due to this enormous economic, tourism and investment potential, he affirmed that “as Ambassador of Equatorial Guinea in Spain, I would like to convey the wish that Spain also accompanies us in our efforts to promote the economic, political and social development of Equatorial Guinea”.
In the area of tourism, Edjang emphasized that Equatorial Guinea “offers visitors paradisiacal tropical beaches, enormous extensions of primary forest and beautiful areas of natural reserves, which reflect the Government’s commitment to defend the terrestrial ecosystem and, consequently, the environment”.
The reception was attended by numerous African ambassadors, including those of Tunisia, Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania, Kenya, Ghana, Angola and Guinea-Bissau, and authorities of the Spanish Government, as well as businessmen and members of the Guinean colony in Spain.
