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Equatorial Guinea appoints its first female prime minister.

Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has appointed his vice-minister of education, Manuela Roka Botey, as prime minister, the first time a woman has held the role in the West African country.

Botey's new position was announced on state television late on Tuesday (31 January).

Obiang, 80, was re-elected for a sixth term in office in November with 95% of the vote, cementing his place as the world's longest-standing ruler.

The country of around 1.5 million people has had only two presidents since independence from Spain in 1968. Obiang ousted his uncle, Francisco Macias Nguema, in a coup in August 1979.

Source: www.reuters.com

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