Sao Tome And Principe's President Carlos Vila Nova is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron and European Council President Charles Michel during the European Union - African Union summit in Brussels, Belgium, February 17, 2022. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS 

Sao Tome and Principe's President Carlos Vila Nova gestures as he arrives for the first day of a European Union- African Union summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, February 17, 2022. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS 

Sao Tome and Principe's President Carlos Vila Nova arrives for the first day of a European Union- African Union summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, February 17, 2022. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS 

Carlos Manuel Vila Nova, President of Sao Tome and Principe, speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool 

Carlos Manuel Vila Nova, President of Sao Tome and Principe, speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool 

Sao Tome and Principe's President Carlos Vila Nova arrives for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble/Pool 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. The flag of Sao Tome & Principe and Zambia during the ceremony REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Canoe Sprint - Men's C1 1000m - Quarterfinals - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan – August 6, 2021. Roque Fernandes Dos Ramos of Sao Tome & Principe in action REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Canoe Sprint - Men's C1 1000m - Heats - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan – August 6, 2021. Buly Da Conceicao Triste of Sao Tome & Principe in action REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Canoe Sprint - Men's C2 1000m - Quarterfinals - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan - August 2, 2021. Buly Da Conceicao Triste of Sao Tome & Principe and Roque Fernandes Dos Ramos of Sao Tome & Principe in action REUTERS/Yara Nardi 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Canoe Sprint - Men's C2 1000m - Quarterfinals - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan - August 2, 2021. Buly Da Conceicao Triste of Sao Tome & Principe and Roque Fernandes Dos Ramos of Sao Tome & Principe in action REUTERS/Yara Nardi 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Canoe Sprint - Men's C2 1000m - Heats - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan – August 2, 2021. Buly Da Conceicao Triste of Sao Tome & Principe and Roque Fernandes Dos Ramos of Sao Tome & Principe in action REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 800m - Round 1 - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. D'Jamila Tavares of Sao Tome & Principe reacts after competing REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 800m - Round 1 - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. D'Jamila Tavares of Sao Tome & Principe reacts after competing REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 800m - Round 1 - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. D'Jamila Tavares of Sao Tome & Principe reacts after competing REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 800m - Round 1 - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Deborah Rodriguez of Uruguay and D'Jamila Tavares of Sao Tome & Principe are seen before the event REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 800m - Round 1 - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Alexandra Bell of Britain and D'Jamila Tavares of Sao Tome & Principe hug REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 800m - Round 1 - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Alexandra Bell of Britain and D'Jamila Tavares of Sao Tome & Principe react REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Flag bearers D'Jamila Tavares of Sao Tome & Principe and Buly da Conceicao Triste of Sao Tome & Principe lead their contingent during the athletes parade at the opening ceremony REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Flag bearers D'Jamila Tavares of Sao Tome & Principe and Buly da Conceicao Triste of Sao Tome and Principe lead their contingent during the athletes' parade at the opening ceremony REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Flagbearer Buly da Conceicao Triste of Sao Tome and Principe lead his contingent in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Women's 100 Metres Heats - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - September 28, 2019 Ivory Coast's Marie-Josee Ta Lou reacts after winning her heat with Sao Tome and Principe's Gorete Semedo REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari 

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Women's 100 Metres Heats - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - September 28, 2019 Sao Tome & Principe's Gorete Semedo reacts REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel 

Evaristo Carvalho, President of Sao Tome and Principe addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson 

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Patrice Emery Trovoada meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 5, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** Xi Jinping;Emmerson Mnangagwa 

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Patrice Emery Trovoada meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 5, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** Xi Jinping;Emmerson Mnangagwa 

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd-L) meets with Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Patrice Emery Trovoada at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 5, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe, Patrice Emery Trovoada before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 5, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe, Patrice Emery Trovoada before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 5, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe, Patrice Emery Trovoada before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 5, 2018. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS 

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Patrice, Emery Trovoada, speaks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China September 5, 2018. Parker Song/Pool via REUTERS 

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Patrice, Emery Trovoada, speaks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (not pictured) during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China September 5, 2018. Parker Song/Pool via REUTERS 

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe, Patrice Emery Trovoada and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attend a signing ceremony at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China September 5, 2018. Parker Song/Pool via REUTERS 

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe, Patrice Emery Trovoada and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang smile during a signing ceremony at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China September 5, 2018. Parker Song/Pool via REUTERS 

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shows the way to Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe, Patrice Emery Trovoada, before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China September 5, 2018. Parker Song/Pool via REUTERS 

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe, Patrice Emery Trovoada, shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China September 5, 2018. Parker Song/Pool via REUTERS 

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe, Patrice Emery Trovoada, shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China September 5, 2018. Parker Song/Pool via REUTERS 

Sao Tome and Principe President Evaristo do Espirito Santo Carvalho addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 

Sao Tome and Principe President Evaristo do Espirito Santo Carvalho addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 

Sao Tome and Principe Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China April 14, 2017. REUTERS/Yohei Kanasashi/Pool 

Sao Tome and Principe Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada speaks to Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China April 14, 2017. REUTERS/Yohei Kanasashi/Pool 

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks to Sao Tome and Principe Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada during a meeting at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China April 14, 2017. REUTERS/Yohei Kanasashi/Pool 

Sao Tome and Principe Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China April 14, 2017. REUTERS/Yohei Kanasashi/Pool 

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Patrice Trovoada meets with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Yohei Kanasashi/Pool 

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Patrice Trovoada (2nd R) speaks to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Yohei Kanasashi/Pool 

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Patrice Trovoada (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Yohei Kanasashi/Pool 

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Patrice Trovoada (L) chats with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Yohei Kanasashi/Pool 

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Patrice Trovoada (back L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (back R) attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Yohei Kanasashi/Pool 

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Patrice Trovoada speaks to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Yohei Kanasashi/Pool 

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Sao Tome and Principe's Foreign Minister Urbino Botelho attend a signing ceremony for China and Sao Tome and Principe to establish official relations, in Beijing, China, December 26, 2016. REUTERS/Ben Blanchard 

(L-R) Mozambique's Minister of Foreign Affairs Oldemiro Baloi, Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa, Sao Tome and Principe's President Evaristo Carvalho, Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, East Timor's President Taur Matan Ruak, Brazil's Foreign Minister Jose Serra, Brazil's President Michel Temer, U.N. Secretary-General-designate Antonio Guterres, Cape Verde's President Jorge Carlos Fonseca, Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Guinea Bissau's Prime Minister Baciro Dja, Angola's Vice President Manuel Vicente, and Executive Secretary of CPLP Murrade Murargy pose for a family photo during the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries Summit at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Adriano Machado 

(L-R) Mozambique's Minister of Foreign Affairs Oldemiro Baloi, Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa, Sao Tome and Principe's President Evaristo Carvalho, Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, East Timor's President Taur Matan Ruak, Brazil's Foreign Minister Jose Serra, Brazil's President Michel Temer, U.N. Secretary-General-designate Antonio Guterres, Cape Verde's President Jorge Carlos Fonseca, Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Guinea Bissau's Prime Minister Baciro Dja, Angola's Vice President Manuel Vicente, and Executive Secretary of CPLP Murrade Murargy pose for a family photo during the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries Summit at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Adriano Machado 

Prime Minister Patrice Emery Trovoada of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe addresses the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 

POPE-AFRICA/CORRECTION - Corrects entry for Sao Tome and Principe (previously in separate entries) and adds visits to Reunion and Egypt. Illustrated table looking at the past Papal visits in Africa. (SIN04) 

Prime Minister Patrice Emery Trovoada of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe addresses a plenary meeting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York September 26, 2015. More than 150 world leaders are expected to attend the three day summit to formally adopt an ambitious new sustainable development agenda, according to a U.N. press statement. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz 

Sao Tome and Principe's President Manuel Pinto da Costa arrives at the airport in Abuja, Nigeria May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde 

Sao Tome and Principe's President Manuel Pinto da Costa stands on the podium inspecting the guard of honour at the airport in Abuja, Nigeria May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde 

Sao Tome and Principe's President Manuel Pinto da Costa stands on the podium inspecting the guard of honour at the airport in Abuja, Nigeria May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde 

Sao Tome and Principe's President Manuel Pinto da Costa stands on the podium inspecting the honour guards at the airport in Abuja, Nigeria May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde 

Sao Tome and Principe's President Manuel Pinto da Costa stands on the podium inspecting the honour guards at the airport in Abuja, Nigeria May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde