ARTICLES RELATING TO EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Pirates release German ship's crew

2013-05-25 21:01

A German shipping company says four crew from one of its vessels have been released a month after they were kidnapped by pirates off Equatorial Guinea's coast.

Pirates kidnap 4 from ship off E-Guinea

2013-04-26 07:34

Pirates have kidnapped four crew members after they attacked a container ship off the coast of Equatorial Guinea, the vessel’s management company says.

Equatorial Guinea troops to get better deal

2012-08-14 19:56

Equatorial Guinea's top defence official, the son of President Teodoro Obiang, has toured military barracks promising better living conditions in exchange for better behaviour.

Equitorial Guinea leader promotes son

2012-05-22 22:05

Equatorial Guinea President Teodor Obiang Nguema has promoted his farm minister son - wanted in France for alleged money laundering - to vice president in charge of national defence and state security.

Our enemies never sleep - Obiang

2012-04-20 16:03

Europe wants to re-colonise Equatorial Guinea and the oil-rich nation has enemies that "never sleep," President Teodoro Obiang Nguema says

Equatorial Guinea threatens French firms

2012-03-29 16:10

Equatorial Guinea has warned that French firms would face the consequent if Paris doesn’t scrap an arrest warrant for the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.

Mugabe back in Zimbabwe

2012-01-09 19:31

Equatorial Guinea's president has arrived in Zimbabwe where he will meet Robert Mugabe, back from a vacation which caused him to miss the ANC centenary celebrations.

Equatorial Guinea poll protest

2011-11-13 21:48

Equatorial Guinea's main opposition has withdrawn its agents from polling stations to protest against irregularities as the country voted in a referendum on a new constitution.

E Guinea arrests opposition member

2011-11-04 13:44

New York-based Human Rights Watch is calling on the government of Equatorial Guinea to release a member of the country’s opposition who was arrested earlier this week.

SA men in Libya 'helping Gaddafi's son'

2011-10-27 09:01

Elements of the group of South Africans allegedly involved in Muammar Gaddafi's failed escape attempt are apparently still taking care of one his son Saif al-Islam.

Gaddafi should have been captured - Zuma

2011-10-21 19:01

President Jacob Zuma says slain former Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi should not have been killed, but captured and tried at the International Court of Justice.

Nguema may get UN prize in his name

2011-09-30 09:05

Western diplomats say the ruler of Equatorial Guinea used his time as the rotating chairperson of the AU to secure a united African position on a controversial prize.

Nguema to mark 32 years in power

2011-08-03 08:45

The president of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema says he will leave power when his people are tired of him, a day before the country marks the start of his 32nd year in power.

Zuma calls on Africa to help itself

2011-06-29 22:18
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South African President Jacob Zuma has called on African nations to contribute resources to sustain continental development alongside its international partners.

Zuma heads off to AU summit

2011-06-28 10:36

President Jacob Zuma has flown to Equatorial Guinea to attend an African Union summit.

Equatorial Guinea buys Israeli gunboats

2011-04-19 22:12

Equatorial Guinea has announced the acquisition of two new Israeli-built helicopter gunboats to protect the oil-rich African nation.

Obiang son orders luxury superyacht

2011-02-28 08:45

The son of Equatorial Guinea’s dictator of 30 years has commissioned plans to build a super yacht costing $380m, nearly three times what the country spends on health and education each year.

Nguema lined up as AU chair

2011-01-28 22:12

Equatorial Guinea's president Teodoro Obiang Nguema has been lined up to assume the revolving chair of the AU at a summit this weekend, a source says.

Unesco suspends E Guinea prize

2010-10-21 13:46

The UN cultural and education agency has suspended plans to grant a prize named after Equatorial Guinea's longtime dictator amid protests from human rights groups.

E-Guinea denies abducting officers

2010-09-02 13:30

Equatorial Guinea has denied that it abducted four former military officers it subsequently convicted of a coup attempt and executed last month.

4 executed for E Guinea attack

2010-08-23 22:38

Four military and government officials in Equatorial Guinea have been executed for their role in a 2009 attack on the presidential palace, Amnesty International has said.

E Guinea MP jailed for embezzlement

2010-08-14 14:44

A Malabo appeals court has sentenced 11 people including an MP to up to 21 years in prison for the embezzlement of almost €4m worth of public funds.

Group slams E Guinea leader

2010-06-29 11:49

The longtime leader of Equatorial Guinea has pledge to make sweeping reforms in transparency and human rights in the country he has ruled for three decades.

E Guinea releases 7 suspects

2010-03-24 21:13

An Equatorial Guinea court has released seven suspects in an attack on the presidential palace a year ago and is due to sentence 11 others, the government has said.

Captain fired over ‘coup plan'

2010-02-08 10:25

The deputy head of national security in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea has been dismissed on allegations of planning a coup, a police official says.

 

Concerns over E Guinea elections

2013-05-13 21:47

Human rights groups have expressed concern over the fairness of legislative elections taking place later this month in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea elections in May

2013-01-23 10:20

Equatorial Guinea has set 26 May as the date for its local and legislative elections, the country’s prime minister Clemente Engonga Nguema Onguene says.

Equitorial Guinea group slams Teodorin promotion

2012-05-24 22:21

A human rights lawyer from Equatorial Guinea has criticised the appointment of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema's corruption-tainted eldest son as his deputy.

Equatorial Guinea government 'resigns'

2012-05-19 09:02

The government of Equatorial Guinea's prime minister Ignacio Milam Tang has resigned "in line with a constitutional reform approved in November".

E Guinea probes graft watchdog for slander

2012-04-17 14:59

Equatorial Guinea's public prosecutor has launched a probe into whether the head of the French wing of corruption watchdog Transparency International slandered the country, officials say.

Equatorial Guinea to sell oil to Swaziland

2012-01-13 08:18

Equatorial Guinea has agreed to supply Swaziland with crude oil but the product will first need to be refined in SA, according to a report.

Guinea opposition: Referendum win a sham

2011-11-14 16:26

Equatorial Guinea's small but vocal opposition has ridiculed official results of a referendum showing 99% of votes approved by Teodoro Obiang Nguema's new constitution.

After 32yrs Nguema seeks term limit

2011-11-10 14:14

Equatorial Guinea is to hold a referendum on a new constitution in which Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Africa’s longest-serving leader, offers to cap presidential terms and strengthen democracy.

E Guinea coup bid 'had western support'

2011-11-02 09:19

A British former mercenary has revealed that a failed 2004 coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea had the support of the Spanish government and the "approval" of both UK and US authorities.

'Cannibal' dictator Obiang woos SA

2011-10-23 17:00

Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang has visited President Jacob Zuma, bringing with him a handful of sweeteners courtesy of his country’s oil wealth.

Equatorial Guinea president to visit SA

2011-10-19 23:34

Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasago is to pay South Africa a state visit on Friday, the international relations department says.

Equatorial Guinea rejects kickback claims

2011-09-25 15:54

Equatorial Guinea has denied allegations that its president and current African Union chair was among a group of African leaders to have sent dirty cash to France.

Nguema says hands off Africa

2011-06-30 22:33

The African Union's rotating chair has told the world not to intervene in Africa's problems.

Equitorial Guinea ready to host summit

2011-06-28 21:31

Oil-rich Equatorial Guinea is banking on the African Union summit which it will host this week to refurbish an image tarnished by allegations of serious human rights violations.

'No rights violations in E Guinea'

2011-06-06 09:59

There are no human rights violations in Equatorial Guinea, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has insisted in a speech to mark his 69th birthday.

Equatorial Guinea offers Japan $500 000

2011-03-24 22:17

The tiny oil-rich west African state of Equatorial Guinea is to offer Japan $500,000 in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country, a government statement said Thursday.

Equatorial Guinea: Nguema AU post slammed

2011-01-31 21:11

Equatorial Guinea's main opposition leader has slammed the appointment of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema as the African Union's new chair.

'Oil shields Africans from criticism'

2011-01-24 14:29

Human Rights Watch has says oil-producing African countries are not chided for human rights abuses because of the international reliance on their fuel.

E Guinea opposition slams executions

2010-09-02 22:32

Equatorial Guinea's opposition in exile has expressed its "revulsion" at the execution of four men implicated in an attack on the presidential palace in the capital, Malabo.

US raps E-Guinea for executions

2010-08-31 07:46

The US has sharply criticised Equatorial Guinea for having executed four men implicated in a 2009 attack on the presidential palace in the capital Malabo.

Death for Equatorial Guinea 4

2010-08-22 20:09

Four top military and government officials in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea have been sentenced to death for their role in a 2009 attack on the presidential palace.

Brazil's president in E-Guinea

2010-07-05 08:20

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is on an African tour, has arrived in Malabo and welcomed by Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.

E-Guinea defends UN prize

2010-06-08 19:03

Equatorial Guinea’s president is defending a Unesco prize that bears his name that has come under intense criticism from rights groups.

Cameroon troops attack ship

2010-02-23 19:21

Troops from Cameroon have attacked a supply ship in Equatorial Guinea, apparently because they wanted to steal the vessel, a government spokesperson has said.

New government for E Guinea

2010-01-13 15:14

Equatorial Guinea's president has asked Prime Minister Ignacio Milam Tang to form a new government after rejecting his offer to resign along with his cabinet.

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