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Seat of government to be moved

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    Equatorial Guinea is to transfer its administrative capital from the island city of Malabo to Bata on the mainland, AFP reported on Saturday, quoting an announcement by the government spokesman Antonio Fernando Nve.

    Nve said on state television that the transfer would be temporary and help modernise public administration and infrastructure in Bata, the country's second city. However, Malabo, on the island of Bioko, will remain the constitutionally recognised capital and will continue to host some ministries so as to ensure normal operations in the administration.

    Bioko, located near Cameroon and Nigeria, is about 150 km from the Equatorial Guinea mainland.

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