Ciudad de la Paz

Ciudad de la Paz is a planned inland city in mainland Equatorial Guinea, declared the national capital in January 2026. Its masterplan combines an orthogonal road network with the surrounding forest and river landscape. Institutional buildings and public spaces occupy a monumental civic core, while residential areas form part of the planned administrative settlement.

The designation does not mean that construction or the transfer of government is complete. Official updates in March 2026 documented ongoing paving, lighting and distribution-network works along principal avenues and the administrative district. A July relocation plan proposed an initial allocation of 500 homes for transferred personnel and a gradual move from Malabo, with some departments temporarily remaining there.