EQUITORIAL GUINEA – Officials of Equitorial Guinea has denied a report that it has shut down its borders with Cameroon and Gabon.

In his speech, Frederico Abaga Ondo, the Equitorial Guinea Government’s Spokesperson, said the oil-rich nation is yet to implement a deal on the free movement of citizens in the regional block.

He said it had been agreed that before the free movement deal came into force, regional passports were to be introduced and immigration officers trained.

It was gathered that Hundreds of Cameroonians are waiting to cross the border post at Kye-Ossi, while local residents said the border was last opened on December 31.

Officials from Equatorial Guinea have previously said the free movement of Cemac citizens would undermine efforts to provide employment for its own citizens.

Equatorial Guinea is the third largest exporter of oil in sub-Saharan Africa after Nigeria and Angola.