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The Economist (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Equatorial Guinea's government is reshuffled The appointment of the former finance minister to take charge of Equatorial Guinea's oil and gas sector is the most significant change in a cabinet reshuffle undertaken by the president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, following his dismissal of the previous government at the start of this month. The new mines, industry and energy minister, Marcelino Owono...
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Liberty Scott (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Africa's kleptocratic leaders. When Bob Geldof and Bono bleat on to the Western world about how it is "neglecting Africa" you might ask why they don't ask Equatorial Guineas's president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema why his son needs a US$35 million Malibu mansion, or why Gabon's President Omar Bongo has a 19 million Euro property in Paris. According to the Daily Telegraph " the French fraud body OCRGDF,...
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JURIST (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
[JURIST] A court in Equatorial Guinea Monday convicted British national Simon Mann for his involvement in an alleged 2004 coup attempt against President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Mann was sentenced to 34 years in prison, to be served at Blackbeach prison in Malabo. The sentence is longer than the 31 years of imprisonment that Equatoguinean prosecutors had sought. Last month, Mann admitted his...
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has accepted the resignation of the country's government, calling it "one of the worst ever".
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
THE government of Equatorial Guinea has issued an international warrant for the arrest of Lebanese businessman Ely Calil for his involvement in the 2004 coup-plot to oust the democratically elected government of Equatorial Guinea headed by His Excellency President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the Zimbabwe Guardian has learnt.
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JURIST (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
[JURIST] The trial of British national Simon Mann, charged with participating in an alleged coup attempt against Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in 2004, concluded on Friday with his defense lawyer seeking leniency. Mann, who has claimed that Sir Mark Thatcher was involved in the plot, testified that he was only a junior member in the organization plotting to overthrow Mbasogo....
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Equatorial Guinea's state prosecutor asked a court on Tuesday to sentence British mercenary Simon Mann to nearly 32 years in prison for his role in a failed 2004 coup. The prosecutor also named Mark Thatcher as one of the organisers of the abortive plot to topple President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
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JURIST (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
[JURIST] The trial of British national Simon Mann, accused of participating in a 2004 coup attempt against Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, began Tuesday in Malabo. Government officials charged Mann, a former Special Air Service officer who allegedly signed the contract for the coup, with crimes against the head of state, crimes against the government and crimes against the...
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Africa Flak discusses politics in Guinea comparing it to Zimbabwe: “There’s a part of me that has to hand it to Lansana Conte and his henchmen in Guinea Conakry. Like Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, he’s used his country’s wealth – in his case minerals like bauxite and uranium – to tell Western [...]
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Source: Reuters May 1 (Reuters) - Elections in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday will renew President Teodoro Obiang Nguema's control over a rubber-stamp parliament in Africa's nominally richest country, but persistent ...
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Source: Reuters MALABO, May 1 (Reuters) - Sunday's elections in Equatorial Guinea will renew President Teodoro Obiang Nguema's control over a rubber-stamp parliament in sub-Saharan Africa's third largest crude oil ...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 03/25/2008
Notorious British mercenary, standing trial after a botched attempt to topple Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has confessed that he also helped former President Alhaji Dr Ahmed Tejan Kabbah.
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Christian Today (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
A British mercenary admitted in an interview broadcast on Tuesday he plotted to oust Equatorial Guineas President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in 2004 but the swashbuckling scheme failed
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A British mercenary admitted in an interview broadcast on Tuesday he plotted to oust Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in 2004 but the "swashbuckling" scheme failed.
