Politics | Society
Equatorial Guinea pardons putschists
afrol News, 3 November - Equatoguinean President Teodoro Nguema Obiang today issued a decree pardoning the five foreign masterminds behind an alleged coup attempt in March 2004. These include South African Nicolaas du Toit and Briton Thomas Mann, who will be freed during few days.
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Politics | Human rights
HRW report was fallacy, E/Guinea
afrol News, 10 July - The Equatorial Guinea government has lashed out on the international human rights latest report alleging widespread corruption and mismanagement of oil revenue in the West African State. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics
Spanish oil returns to Equatorial Guinea
afrol News, 21 May - After almost thirty years, the Spanish oil company Repsol has announced its return to the formerly Spanish colony Equatorial Guinea, which it left due to dictatorship and diplomatic struggles between Madrid and Malabo.
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Economy - Development | Society | Politics | Human rights
Obiang warns action against the judiciary
afrol News, 2 April - The Equatorial Guinea president Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has warned that the government will take drastic measures against the judicial system following reports of alleged abuses and irregularities in the system. Read more
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Society
Watch Equatoguinean dictator's partying
afrol News, 28 November - A video of Equatorial Guinea's dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema dancing and partying at the luxurious birthday celebration of Gabon's President Omar Bongo has been released on Youtube, to the disgust of the country's opposition. Watch the video here.
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Travel - Leisure | Economy - Development
Seven new US-Africa flight routes planned
afrol News, 12 November - The Atlanta-based US airliner Delta Air Lines today announced it is planning to launch seven new flights connecting North America and Africa. New connections from Atlanta will go to South Africa, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Senegal and Cape Verde. New York is to be connected with South Africa and Nigeria.
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Economy - Development | Technology
Equatorial Guinea telecom services breaking down
afrol News, 12 November - Telecommunication services in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea are going from bad to worse, the government complains. Coverage is being limited, telephone calls suddenly are interrupted and other services offered by Guinea Ecuatorial de Telecomunicaciones (Getesa) are failing.
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Politics | Society
President Obiang denies rumours of his death
afrol News, 14 October - Equatorial Guinea's presidency today denied rumours "put out by the exiled opposition" that President Teodoro Obiang Nguema had "died or fallen in irreversible coma." His spokesmen say the rumours were "false", but the President himself has yet to make a public appearance.
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» 19.09.2008 - UN appoints new Equatorial Guinea/Gabon conflict mediator
» 23.07.2008 - Gabon, Equatorial Guinea resolving border dispute
» 09.07.2008 - Equatorial Guinea gets new Prime Minister
» 07.07.2008 - Equatorial Guinea coup plotter gets 34 years
» 20.06.2008 - Simon Mann trial ruling next week
» 18.06.2008 - Possible 30 years for 'British mercenary'
» 17.06.2008 - Simon Mann trial underway in Equatorial Guinea
» 12.06.2008 - British "coup plotter" on trial in Equatorial Guinea
» 12.06.2008 - Gabonese-Equatoguinean border row mediated
» 03.06.2008 - Equatoguinean govt buys oil assets
» 21.05.2008 - "Rigged" Equatoguinean poll results confirmed
» 19.05.2008 - Equatorial Guinea's election results "rigged"
» 02.05.2008 - Equatorial Guinean leader tops Africa's media predators
» 17.04.2008 - Concern over erosion of rights in Equatorial Guinea
» 01.02.2008 - Zim deports UK 'mercenary'
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