World's longest-serving president orders cabinet shakeup as government meets just 10% of economic targets

Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the world’s longest-serving head of state, has ordered a sweeping government reshuffle after ministers achieved only 10% of the country’s economic and infrastructure targets.

The move effectively triggered the resignation of the entire cabinet as authorities seek to revive stalled development projects in the oil-rich Central African nation.

According to state media, the government had fallen significantly short of objectives outlined under the country’s national development strategy, including infrastructure expansion, economic diversification, and improvements in public services.

Obiang, who is currently the world's longest-serving president has ruled Equatorial Guinea since seizing power in a 1979 coup. He reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of implementation despite decades of oil-driven revenues and public investment.

Oil wealth has not translated into broad-based growth