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The signing of agreements took place when Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visited Equatorial Guinea recently in the presence of the host country’s president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
Belarus and Equatorial Guinea signed cooperation agreements to strengthen their economic partnership. The signing of agreements took place when Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visited Equatorial Guinea recently in the presence of the host country’s president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The Belarusian President, who is a proclaimed ally of Russia has embarked on visits to African countries to muster support.
Analysts interpret this as a move by Belarus to seek African support during the Ukraine war. Deals were signed on launching the first phase of a regional center to promote Belarusian products in central and west African markets. Projects in industry, education, health, and agriculture are to be undertaken. It is expected that the projects will be completed by 2026. The progress of the project is being supervised by a joint commission presided by both countries’ foreign ministers.
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Belarus is under Western sanctions. This has forced Lukashenko for his firm backing of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and a crackdown on domestic dissent. On an official visit to Minsk in September, the first by an Equatorial Guinean leader, Mbasogo denounced the diktat of Western multinationals. Mbasogo, 81, has ruled the oil-rich Central African country with an iron fist for 44 years. This is the longest period of rule by a leader in a non-monarch country.
