On 28 January 2020, Equtorial Guinea became the 142nd subscribing state to the Hague Code of Conduct against the proliferation of ballistic missiles.

The total number of African states that have subscribed to the HCoC now stands at 40.

The spokesperson for the European External Action Service has welcomed the recent accession of Equtorial Guinea:

“This is an important step towards the universalisation and effective implementation of the Code of Conduct. All States that have not yet subscribed to the Code of Conduct should follow this example, in particular those possessing ballistic missile capabilities and space launch vehicles.”

The FRS held a seminar for Francophone African Countries in February 2019, in Lomé, Togo.

You can refer to the list and the map of all HCoC subscribing states here.

You can also read the relevant paper: The HCoC: relevance to African states