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Lino Sima Ekua Avomo (born 4 April 1957, in Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea) is the Permanent Representative of Equatorial Guinea to the United Nations. He presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 21 May 2003.

Education
Sima Ekua Avomo attended the Diplomatic School of Madrid, Spain and the Carlos Lwanga National Institute of Secondary Education in Bata, Equatorial Guinea]].

Career
Sima Ekua Avomo served as Minister of State for International Cooperation and Francophone Affairs prior to his appointment to the United Nations. He has also served as Director General of International Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophone Affairs, Ambassador to France with jurisdiction in the United Kingdom, Portugal and Switzerland, and representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva. He has also been First Secretary in the Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and representative to the Organization of African Unity. From 1982-1984, he served as Second Secretary in Equatorial Guinea's Embassy in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.