- Equatorial Guinea has appointed Manuela Roca Botey as Prime Minister.
- She became the first woman in the country to reach this position.
- President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has ruled the country since 1979, made the announcement in a decree on state television on 31st January.
- Ms Botey was previously education minister and joined the government in 2020. He replaces former premier Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, who has held the position since 2016.
