Republic of Equatorial Guinea

Brazil and Equatorial Guinea established diplomatic relations on May 26, 1974. The Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in Brasília was opened in 2005 and the Embassy of Brazil in Malabo opened  in 2006.

In recent years, visits by high-level authorities and Equatorial Guinea's entry into the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (2014) contributed to boost bilateral relations. Since joining the CPLP, Equatorial Guinea has made efforts to promote the dissemination and teaching of the Portuguese language, which became one of the country's three official languages ​​(alongside Spanish and French) in 2010.

Within the framework of the Educational Cooperation Agreement, Equatorial Guinean students have participated, since 2019, in the Undergraduate Agreement Student Program (PEC-G), through which they obtain a degree from Brazilian public universities. Brazil and Equatorial Guinea are also partners in trilateral technical cooperation projects under the auspices of the CPLP.

Chronology of bilateral relations

2023 – The President of Equatorial Guinea’s Senate , Teresa Efua Asangono, visits Brazil on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of the President of the Republic (January)

2019 – Second Vice Prime Minister Angel Masie Mebu visits Brazil on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of the President of the Republic (January)

2018 – Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue visits Brazil on the occasion of the 8th World Water Forum (March); Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Simeón Oyono Esono Angue visits Brazil (June)

2016 – President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo visits Brazil on the occasion of the 9th  Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries - CPLP (October and  November)

2013 – President Dilma Rousseff visits  Malabo on the occasion of the 3rd Africa-South America Summit (ASA) (February 22). Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Equatorial Guinea, Agapito Mba Mokuy  visits Brazil (January)

2012 – President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo visits Brazil on the occasion of  the Rio+20 Summit (June)

2011 – Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio de Aguiar Patriota visits Equatorial Guinea on the occasion of the Africa-South America Ministerial Meeting (November)

2010 – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Minister of Foreign Affairs Celso Amorim visit Equatorial Guinea (July 5)

2009 – Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade Miguel Jorge visits Equatorial Guinea (June); Minister of Foreign Affairs Celso Amorim visits Equatorial Guinea (October); signing of the Agreement on Educational Cooepration (October)

2008 – President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo visits Brazil (February)

2007 – Equatorial Guinea announces the adoption of  Portuguese as its third official language, in preparation to the country’s entry into the  Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP)

2006 – Brazil opens its resident Embassy in Malabo. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo visits Brazil on the occasion of the  2nd Conference of African Intellectuals and the Diaspora, in Salvador (July)

2005 – Opening of the Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in Brasília (August). Minister of Foreign Affairs Pastor Micha Ondo Bilé visits Brazil. Signing of the Basic Agreement on Technical Cooperation.

2004 – Presidenst Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo meet on the sidelines of the 5th Summit  of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP)

2002 –  The Minister of Mines and Energy of Equatorial Guinea visits Brazi on the occasion of the World Petroleum Congress

1974 – Brazil and Equatorial Guinea establish diplomatic relations on May 26