The Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea consists of approximately 2,500 service members. The army has almost 1,400 soldiers, the navy 200 service members, and the air force about 120 members. There is a
A T-55 Main Battle Tank
An RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade launcher
An Antonov An-72P on lift off
Joint U.S.-Equatorial Guinea naval exercises off the coast of Equatorial Guinea on February 2, 2008. Behind the American landing craft 1655 sail three Guinean patrol boats, the first being the patrol boat Daphne and the other two being Isla de Corisco and Isla de Annobon.
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is an Equatoguinean politician, former military officer, and dictator who has served as the second president of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. As of 2026, he is the second
Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea
…training and education is being supported by the French Military Cooperation in Equatorial Guinea. Military appointments are all reviewed by President Teodoro Obiang, and few of the native militiamen come from outside of Obiang's Mongomo-based Esangui clan. Obiang was a general when he overthrew his uncle, Francisco…
Obiang in 2026
Obiang and Spanish prime minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo in 1982
Obiang (1st row, 2nd from left) at Kim Il Sung's 80th birthday anniversary in April 1992
Condoleezza Rice with Obiang in 2006