Is Equatorial Guinea independent or is it prey to an economic or political power?
H.E.: We are an independent and sovereign state. We only take decisions that ensure the development of our nation and populations. Consequently, we cannot allow any power, political or economic, to be a millstone round our neck. I.T.N.: Do you think African should guard herself against these institutions that we all know do not express the same exigencies towards countries of other continents? H.E.: Organization is an imperative for Africa at the turn of this millennium which is witnessing the creation of economic ties between continents, regions and sub-regions that were lagging, and the consolidation of groups that already existed, such a COMESA in Latin America and the European Union. Africa is a big economic power, more than 750 million inhabitants and invaluable economic potentials. An organized Africa will thus be a solid argument before foreign investors who sometimes impose unrealistic exigencies that may often provoke social discontent. We hope that the Lagos Plan of Action di
