Rights Groups Want Equatorial Guinea Loan Delayed
The International Monetary Fund's executive board will vote in December 2019 on a U.S.$280 million loan agreement with Equatorial Guinea. Rights groups are calling for a postponement, saying the program preceding the loan agreement and planned conditions for the loan, are insufficient to address deep-rooted rights violations, corruption, and related impunity by the government.
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Equatorial Guinea:
IMF - Delay Vote On Equatorial Guinea Loan
HRW, 21 November 2019
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Executive Board should delay a planned December 2019 vote on a US$280 million loan agreement with Equatorial Guinea, eight human rights and… Read more »
Headquarters building of the International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.
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"Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang marks his fortieth year as president, making him the longest-serving president in the world. His four decades in power should not be ... Read more »