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Equatorial Guinea: VP Teodorin Obiang's French Embezzlement Appeal Thrown Out
RFI, 28 July 2021
France's highest appeals court upheld the embezzlement guilty verdict against Teodorin Obiang, the vice president of Equatorial Guinea, which could result in the return of millions… Read more »
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Equatorial Guinea: 'Huge Victory' as Vice President's Conviction Upheld
HRW, 28 July 2021
Paves Way for Equatoguineans to Regain Stolen Resources Read more »
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Equatorial Guinea: Sanctions On President's Son - London Embassy to be Closed
DW, 26 July 2021
The London embassy will close after the UK sanctioned the son of Equatorial Guinea's president last week. Britain has barred the president's son from entry and frozen his assets. Read more »
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Equatorial Guinea: New Documentary Explores One of the World's Oldest Dictatorships
DW, 19 October 2020
"The writer from a country without bookshops" is a portrait of exiled poet Juan Tomas Avila Laurel, highlighting the long, brutal rule oover his homeland, Equatorial Guinea. Read more »
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Africa: Keeping It in the Family
Africa In Fact, 11 October 2019
African dynasties: a common phenomenon Read more »
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Africa: Will the Plundering of Wealth By African Leaders Ever Stop?
This is Africa, 17 September 2018
The recent reports on the obscene amounts of ill-gotten wealth in the hands of Equatorial Guinea's vice president, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, makes one despair over the many… Read more »
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Equatorial Guinea: Luxury Cars Seized from President's Son Auctioned
VOA, 30 September 2019
A fleet of luxury, high-performance cars seized from the son of Equatorial Guinea's president have been auctioned off for more than $23 million. Read more »
Equatorial Guinea to Shut UK Embassy as Obiang's Son Sanctioned
Equatorial Guinea has announced that it will close its London embassy after the UK sanctioned Vice President Téodore Obiang, 53, the son of President Theodoro Obiang, for alleged corruption. The UK government alleges that the younger Obiang misappropriated more than ¤425 million ($500 million), spending it on mansions, private jets and a ¤233,000 ($275,000) glove covered in crystals that Michael Jackson wore during his 1987-89 "Bad" tour. Obiang's assets were frozen and he is barred from entering the UK. Téodore is also responsible for Equatorial Guinea's defence and security. His father, President Theodoro Obiang, 79, is the longest sitting president in the world and the dynastic leader stands accused of a litany of rights abuses.
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While Angolans may be cautiously optimistic about their incoming president with a new last name, it's hard to feel optimistic about Equatorial Guinea's chances if the Obiang family ... Read more »
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A French court has found the son of Equatorial Guinea's president guilty in absentia for using money plundered from his country to buy property and luxury cars in France. Teodorin ... Read more »
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Equatorial Guinea is accusing the French government of violating the diplomatic immunity of Vice President Teodorin Obiang after he was found guilty of corruption and money ... Read more »
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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 ... Read more »
Many residential neighborhoods, including this one in Malabo, receive little or no government investment despite the massive outlays in public infrastructure for government buildings and other prestige projects (file photo).
