Sputnik Africa is live as Vladimir Putin meets President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea.
In 2011, Obiang paid an official visit to Russia, which marked a new stage in the development of relations between the two countries. In subsequent years, cooperation between countries in the financial, economic, cultural and political fields increased significantly. The president of Equatorial Guinea also took part in both Russia-Africa Summits (2019 and 2023).