Ciudad de la Paz, previously known as Djibloho or Oyala, commonly known as La Paz, is the official capital city of Equatorial Guinea, though still under construction. Established as an urban district
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Bridge on the scheduled presidential residence (2010)
Highway under construction (2010)
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at the White House in 2014
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
Ciudad de la Paz
…of presidential villas and an area of 8150 hectares. The construction of this new capital has been criticized by the political opposition to President Teodoro Obiang, who was the driving force behind the initiative. The government of Equatorial Guinea began to move to the city in early 2017. La Paz is located near…
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