Head of State receives the CNEDES Grand Collar at the presentation of its second Annual Report

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The Vice-President of the Republic attends the presentation of the report for the 2025 financial year at the People’s Palace in Malabo.

Malabo, 23 October 2026. The President of the Republic, H.E. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, chaired the presentation of the second Annual Report of the National Council for Economic and Social Development (CNEDES), covering the 2025 financial year. During the ceremony, the Head of State received the institution’s Grand Collar, awarded for the first time.

The ceremony, held at the People’s Palace in Malabo, was attended by the Vice-President of the Republic, H.E. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, alongside other government authorities and representatives of the invited delegations.

The report, comprising more than 500 pages, analyses Equatorial Guinea’s economic and social development, with particular attention to public finances, progress achieved and the country’s main challenges.

The President of CNEDES, Marcelino Owono Edu, presented the document’s contents and highlighted its value as a tool for analysing and evaluating economic and social policies.

During the ceremony, the institution presented the Head of State with the Grand Collar medal in recognition of his contribution to Equatorial Guinea’s economic and social development since 3 August 1979.

On receiving the distinction, the President of the Republic expressed his gratitude and said that the recognition also reflected the work carried out by his Government over the years.

In his address, he stressed the importance of the Annual Report in assessing the country’s development, identifying outstanding challenges and guiding the work of public institutions. He also congratulated the President of CNEDES and his team on preparing the report.

With this second Annual Report, CNEDES continues its work of monitoring and analysing the country’s economic and social situation, providing information to support the evaluation of results and the planning of future action.

Source: PDGE Press Department. Reporting by Deogracias Ekomo. Photographs by Miguel Ángel Andjimi, Presidential Press Team.