MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, October 17—The First Equatorial Guinea Book Fair opened today in this capital city. The event, held under the banner “To Read Is To Grow,” is taking place at the Malabo campus of the National University of Equatorial Guinea, the fair’s sponsor. University rector Carlos Nse Nsuga welcomed the more than 200 students, teachers, and others present, highlighting the significance of holding the first-ever book fair in this country on Central Africa’s west coast. Spanish is the main non-African language used in the country, which was a colony of Spain until 1968. On the platform were (top photo, from left) Pedro Ndong Asumu, vice rector of the campus in the city of Bata; Carlos Nse Nsuga; Joaquín Mbane, the country’s vice minister of education; Cuban ambassador Víctor Dreke; Hwangbo Ung Bom, ambassador of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; and Trinidad Morgades, vice rector of the university in Malabo. The four-day fair includes book presentations, seminars, poetry readings, and book sales.
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