Malabo Dos

Assigment for the Centro Cultural Español in Malabo. Chinese  companies are developing  a massive construction  plan in Equatorial Guinea ,around its two  great cities: Malabo, the  capital, and Bata. Deforested  rainforest areas are  the frame where six-storey apartments rise,  without any sewage system  or drinkable water.   China  has great interests  in Africa's natural  goods as well as in its trade. In  Bata, Chinese  companies are developing the construction  of tanks in which to store oil and gas extracted before being loaded onto their ships.They also intend to build a refinery  that would allow Equatorial Guinea to elaborate its own fuel and  other derivatives.   All  this huge amount of  money coming from oil  and gas doesn't improve the conditions in which the majority of the population live, who are still lacking medical attention, schools  or food, with a  life expectancy of around  50, very low considering this small  country is the  first oil producer of  Central Africa. Unfortunately,  Obiang's  regime and the administrative  corruption dilute all  these benefits. Malabo, January'08.