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Tag: Equatorial Guinea
US plans to set up drone bases in coastal West Africa to stem Islamist advance and counter China
The United States is reportedly seeking to set up military drones bases along the West African coast in an urgent effort to stop the spread ... Read More
Russia poised to open embassy in Burkina Faso by year-end as Moscow deepens footprints in Africa
Vsevolod Tkachenko, Director of the Africa Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced Tuesday December 12 the opening of the Russian embassy in Burkina Faso ... Read More
Gabon: new ruler lobbies for lifting of sanctions, wife of deposed leader charged with ‘money laundering’
Gabon’s post-coup ruler has visited The Congo to improve the relations between the two neighbors and lobby for the easing of his country’s international isolation ... Read More
Gabon’s new strongman expected in neighboring Equatorial Guinea to cool tensions
Gabon’s transition leader Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is expected this Tuesday September 19 in neighboring Equatorial Guinea in a bid to ease tensions after ... Read More
France-Africa: Société Générale pulls out of four African countries
Paris-based multinational financial services company, Société Générale, also known as SocGen, has withdrawn from four African countries, namely Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Mauritania. The ... Read More
Georgia announces release of two seamen captured in Gabon’s seas
Two Georgian sailors captured early this month by pirates in Gabon’s territorial waters have been released from captivity, authorities of the European country announced Wednesday. ... Read More
“Glimmer of hope” in Africa as recorded executions soar to highest level in years
Recorded executions in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years, according to an Amnesty International annual report published on Tuesday (16 May), which also ... Read More
Super-yacht, properties of Equatorial Guinea VP seized by South African court
A super-yacht and two properties belonging to Equatorial Guinea's Vice President, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, were seized last week by South African court that suggested ... Read More
Equatorial Guinea confirms outbreak of deadly Marburg virus, reports 9 casualties
Equatorial Guinea has announced its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a hemorrhagic fever nearly as deadly as Ebola, the World Health Organization (WTO) confirmed ... Read More
US needn’t be too concerned about China’s basing ambitions in Africa — study
Despite regular warnings by US military commanders about a possible second Chinese military base in Sub-Saharan Africa and rumors about new footholds in countries like ... Read More