Santiago Nsobeya

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Santiago Nsobeya Efuman Nchama (c. 1950 – July 2020) was an Equatoguinean politician with the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea.

Between 1999 and 2003, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs, in which capacity he negotiated a marine borders agreement with Dubern Onya of Nigeria, which aimed to resolve disputes over offshore oil drilling.[1] In April 2007, by which time he had become Information, Culture and Tourism Minister, he visited Zimbabwe and met with President Robert Mugabe.[2]

In July 2013, Nsobeya was named Second Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of Equatorial Guinea, alongside Francisca Tatchouop Belobe.[3] In January 2014, he was chosen as one of 24 Special Advisers of the Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea.[4] Since March 2014 until his death he was the First Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies.[5]

Nsobeya's death was reported on 8 July 2020, aged 70.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Nigeria-Guinée Equatoriale : accord sur les eaux riches en pétrole". Afrik.com. 2000-09-06. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  2. ^ "E. Guinea Minister Meets President, Returns Home". The Herald. 2007-04-18. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  3. ^ "The Parliament and the Senate". Guinea Ecuatorial Press. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  4. ^ "Appointment of Counselors of the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea". Equatorial Guinea Online. 2014-01-25. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  5. ^ "Donation by the First Lady to the Central African Republic". Guinea Ecuatorial Press. 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  6. ^ Fallece Santiago Nsobeya Efuman Nchama, Vicepresidente Primero del Congreso de Diputados de Guinea Ecuatorial (in Spanish)