The federal executive council of Equatorial Guinea has resigned after failing to meet set performance goals, Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue announced.

In a post on X on Tuesday, Mangue—who is also the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo—said the cabinet stepped down after achieving “barely 10 percent” of its objectives.

He stated that “public responsibility has to come with results,” adding that “the state puts significant human, material and financial resources at the disposal of the government to address the needs of the population,” but that the level of execution was “clearly insufficient” compared with expectations and commitments. He did not disclose the specific targets that had been set.

President Mbasogo, who has ruled since 1979 and is the world’s longest-serving leader, appointed the outgoing government in 2024. It was led by Prime Minister Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua and tasked with coordinating state administration and implementing economic reforms aimed at improving living conditions.

Nsua, a former central bank governor who led the National Bank of Equatorial Guinea for over a decade, was expected to drive reforms benefiting lower-income groups. However, the country has continued to face an economic slowdown driven by falling oil production, reduced investment, and external pressures.

Equatorial Guinea remains heavily dependent on oil and gas, which make up the bulk of its export earnings and government revenue.

The ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) said the president was dissatisfied with the outgoing cabinet’s performance, particularly its failure to advance economic diversification policies, including in agriculture, which would reduce reliance on imports.

A new government is expected to be appointed soon.