Equatorial Guinea
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GETTING THERE AND AWAY<br />
Domestic access to Kié-Ntem Province is usually achieved by driving in from<br />
the west, using the main road heading out of Niefang. Driving from Bata to<br />
Ebebiyín takes around 6 hours and the road is good. It is also possible to head<br />
north into the province from Mongomo. From Cameroon, you can drive south<br />
from Ambam and enter <strong>Equatorial</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> at Ebebiyín, however, this crossing<br />
is subject to short-notice closures and border officials have a mixed record<br />
for allowing foreigners to cross here, even if your visa is in order. There is no<br />
domestic airport in the province.<br />
EBEBIYÍN AND AROUND<br />
In the far northeastern corner of Río Muni, facing Gabon to the east and Cameroon<br />
to the north, lies Ebebiyín. Compared with other locations in the country, this city<br />
feels big: big avenues, big markets, big population. It stretches 2km along an east–<br />
west axis, and with a large number of urban developments filling this space it is not<br />
thin and dispersed like Evinayong. Reliable population figures are not available,<br />
but it would not be surprising if this was the third largest city in the country<br />
after Bata and Malabo. Buoyed by recent hosting duties during the Africa Cup<br />
of Nations in 2015, and with the opportunities for cross-border trade improved<br />
by the new arterial motorway to the coast, Ebebiyín is sure to grow more in the<br />
coming years.<br />
HISTORY Ebebiyín is very much at the centre of the Fang lands, which stretch<br />
further south than Libreville in modern day Gabon and further north than Yaoundé<br />
in Cameroon. This has been the case for hundreds of years. It is an excellent case<br />
study of the artificial nature of the boundaries that Europeans imposed on Africa<br />
during colonialism. The whole area speaks the Ntumu Fang dialect, helping to<br />
For listings, see page 210<br />
Where to stay and eat<br />
1<br />
2<br />
Nuevo Estadio<br />
de Ebebiyin<br />
EBEBIYÍN<br />
Hotel Inmaculada<br />
Hotel La Mamy<br />
Off map<br />
Hotel Simontere<br />
0 800m<br />
0<br />
800yds<br />
Mongomo (78km)<br />
Shared taxis<br />
south<br />
Central market<br />
Kie-Ossi border crossing<br />
(Cameroon, 10km)<br />
Hotel Simontere (4km),<br />
Micomeseng (85km)<br />
Cathedral<br />
Statue on<br />
roundabout<br />
BANGE<br />
see inset<br />
Melchor Esono<br />
Edjo Provincial<br />
2 hospital<br />
Total<br />
CCEI<br />
1<br />
Supermercado<br />
Champion<br />
Supermercado<br />
Kassav Express<br />
Provincial<br />
government<br />
building<br />
Ayuntamiento<br />
Decorated<br />
ceiba tree Total<br />
Comercial<br />
Santy<br />
PDGE HQ<br />
Colegio<br />
Nasser<br />
Kye Effak<br />
border crossing<br />
(Gabon, 1.5km)<br />
Kassav Express<br />
bus stop<br />
(to & from Bata)<br />
GETESA<br />
SGBGE<br />
Inset<br />
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