International Focus Magazine Vol. 3, #10 | Page 14

seen on the scene
Equatorial Guinea’s Jubilee 50th Anniversary
of Independence Celebration
On October 24, 2018 iF Magazine was seen on the scene at the 50th An-
niversary Celebration of Equatorial Guinea’s Independence! The event was
hosted by the Honorable Tomas Dickens, Consul General of the Republic
of Equatorial Guinea in Houston. The celebration was held in the Legacy
Room Houston City hall. The event was well attended with diplomats from
around the globe, elected officials and international business leaders. In at-
tendance was H.E.Gabriel Mbaga Obliang Lima, Minister of Mines & Hy-
drocarbons: Equatorial Guinea. Also in attendance was The Honorable US
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.
Equatorial Guinea, the only Spanish speaking country in Africa, possesses a
robust network of high-quality roads of more than 1000 km, 5 airports and
5 ports which confirm the success of the development plan Horizon 2020.
Both domestic infrastructures, its ports and airports have poised Equatorial
Guinea as a geo-economical gateway to CEMAC zone, which enables the
free movement of goods and services from Equatorial Guinea to Cameroon,
Gabon, Chad, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo and Cen-
tral African Republic, as well as allows for a potential linkage to other major
African markets.
14 iF Magazine | November 2018