The Government of Equatorial Guinea has affirmed its commitment to continually support the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA) in the organisation’s drive for the promotion of a sustainable blue economy across Africa.
Evito Oma, the country’s Minister of Transport, Telecommunications and Postal Services, who stated this on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 when he received Dr. Paul Adalikwu the Secretary General of MOWCA in Malabo, restated their commitment to MOWCA’s objectives and programmes.
Oma who commended Adalikwu’s visionary leadership of MOWCA, expressed support for enhanced technical collaboration between MOWCA and his Ministry for the benefit of his country. The minister also spoke on maritime trade facilitation within West and Central Africa.
He added that the country will sustain its collaboration with MOWCA to advance maritime safety, security, and sustainable maritime transport across the West and Central African sub-region.
Speaking earlier, Dr. Adalikwu described the Republic of Equatorial Guinea as a strategic country, naturally endowed to be a key player in the African maritime space.
He praised the government for its robust performance in the oil and gas sector and commercial shipping through her key ports, despite a few surmountable security challenges in the Gulf of Guinea.
According to him, Equatorial Guinea remains a significant offshore hydrocarbon producer in Sub Saharan Africa whose participation in maritime trade is a significant contribution to Africa’s blue economy activities and development.
The MOWCA SG also praised the country for its assured increasing participation in the organisation’s programmes and decision making processes.
While briefing Oma on MOWCA’s activities and future programmes, Adalikwu told the minister that the country stands to benefit from the maritime human capital development programmes backed by other international bodies like the African Development Bank (AfDB), Governments of Singapore, Malaysia and more.
The MOWCA SG added that the country stands to be first line beneficiary from the Regional Maritime Development Bank for vessel financing and maritime infrastructure expansion, upgrade or development.
Both parties ended the meeting with a strong commitment to strengthen cooperation between them.