Vol 54 No 16 | EQUATORIAL GUINEA See, they were out to get me 1st August 2013 President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo’s argument that the Spanish government under Prime Minister José María Aznar may have supported the 2004 ‘wonga coup’ gained new credence in July.
Vol 54 No 14 | EQUATORIAL GUINEA L’etat, c’est nous 5th July 2013 The President and his family do well out of – and squabble over – the tiny country’s massive oil riches The elections on 26 May showed just how far President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo will go to stifle democratic opposition. The leading opposition party, the Convergencia para la...
Vol 54 No 14 | EQUATORIAL GUINEA As the oil goes, the gas arrives 5th July 2013 At international conferences on Equatorial Guinea, oilmen often praise its Mines Minister, Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima. However, his recent spate of contract-signing could be undone in the succession...
Vol 54 No 2 | EQUATORIAL GUINEA Secret shipment 18th January 2013 As President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo’s government rails against foreign influences seeking to destabilise Equatorial Guinea, it is none too pleased with the latest decisions by prosecutors in...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 9 | EQUATORIAL GUINEA Obiang loves China 27th June 2013 Billions in non-transparent contracts have gone to Chinese companies and the opposition claims that Beijing is supporting the regime’s oppressive tactics China stands accused of cooperating with the government of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo to limit civil rights in Equatorial Guinea and to suppress the political opposition.... READ FOR FREE
Vol 6 (AAC) No 9 | EQUATORIAL GUINEA Chinese contractors’ delight 1st July 2013 Multiple major contracts are handed out but the details of the deals remain obscure China Dalian International Economic and Technical Cooperation Group (CDIG) is the primary beneficiary of the close ties between Beijing and Malabo. With no debate about costs or transparency,...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 6 | EQUATORIAL GUINEA Teodoro Obiaiang Nguemama Mbasogo 4th April 2013 President, Equatorial Guinea In his first official visit since the initiation of diplomatic relations between Equatorial Guinea and Thailand in 1991, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and his wife Constancia Mangue...