The following lists events that happened during the 2010s in Equatorial Guinea.
Incumbents President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Prime Minister: Ignacio Milam Tang (until 21 May 2012) Vicente Ehate Tomi (21 May 2012 – 23 June 2016) Francisco Pascual Obama Asue (from 23 June 2016) First Vice President: Ignacio Milam Tang (21 May 2012 – 22 June 2016) Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (from 22 June 2016) Second Vice President: Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (21 May 2012 – 22 June 2016) vacant (from 22 June 2016)
Events 2010 16 June – UNESCO freezes an award funded and named after Obiang Nguema Mbasogo following opposition from human rights groups.
2011 1 July – An African Union summit is held in Malabo with many leaders showing annoyance to the NATO intervention in Libya due to fears of the situation becoming worse.
13 November – 2011 Equatorial Guinean constitutional referendum: changes to the constitution of Equatorial Guinea are approved with 97.7% of the vote. The changes allow incumbent president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo to run for two additional terms, as well as establishing a bicameral legislature and improving the judicial system. International observers criticised the conduct of the election, with widespread voter intimidation, ballot stuffing, and threats made against opposition leaders reported.
2012 21 January – The 28th African Cup of Nations in Bata. 28 March – Two French judges give an arrest warrant for Teodorin Obiang, son of president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasago, for alleged real estate fraud. 11 October – The Djibloho Dam is officially inaugurated. 22 October – Human rights lawyer Fabián Nsue is arrested and detained. He is released without charge on 30 October alongside three other prisoners. 27 October – A French court sentences Teodorin Obiang in absentia to a 3-year suspended jail sentence and a €30 million suspended fine. His assets in France are seized. 13–14 December – The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States holds its 7th summit in Malabo.
2013 26 May – 2013 Equatorial Guinean parliamentary election.
2014 11 October – A United States federal court orders Teodoro Nguema Obiang to hand over roughly US$30 million in assets that the United States Department of Justice alleged was obtained illegally through corrupt business deals.
2015 5 February – Equatorial Guinea and Ghana supporters violently clash during an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final match. 14 Ghana fans were hospitalised, and the Equatorial Guinea federation was fined US$100,000 and ordered to cover the treatment costs of injured fans.
2016 24 April – 2016 Equatorial Guinean presidential election: Obiang is re-elected with 93.7% of the vote, from a turnout of 92.9%.
2017 4–13 August – Equatorial Guinea at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics December – Equatoguinean security forces allegedly thwart a coup attempt by mercenaries who wanted to cross the Cameroon–Equatorial Guinea border.
2018 26 May – season start of the 2018 Equatoguinean Primera División (the top-tier football league)
2019 2018–19 Equatoguinean Primera División August – Equatorial Guinea at the 2019 African Games
Deaths 6 December 2012 – Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, 51, politician 4 March 2013 – Eulogio Oyó, politician. 8 July 2013 – Rincón, 33, Brazilian-born Equatorial Guinean footballer. 16 June 2014 – Cándido Muatetema Rivas, 54, politician and former prime minister 1 July 2017 – Ibra Agbo, footballer (b. 1987). 1 July 2018 – Anacleto Sima Ngua, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Bata (b. 1936). 5 May 2019 – Antonio Mba Nguema, politician 10 October 2019 – Trinidad Morgades Besari, 88, writer.
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