Equatorial Guinea
28 Feb
Two more people in Equatorial Guinea have died of Marburg haemorrhagic fever, a cousin of the Ebola virus, bringing the toll of fatalities to 11, the authorities say.
18 Nov
Equatorial Guinea's iron-fisted president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, is eyeing a sixth term in office in elections on Sunday, extending a world-record 43 years in power. Obiang, 80, seized power in August 1979, toppling his uncle, Francisco Macias Ngueme, who was then executed by the firing squad. Firmly suppressing dissent and surviving a string of…
17 Nov
Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative and Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, has charged governments, anti-graft and law enforcement agencies in Africa to ensure the original victims
27 Jul 2022
The Joint United Nations Programme on Human Immuno-deficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (UNAIDS), yesterday, warned that millions of lives were at risk, as a move to control the disease falters.
2 Mar 2022
Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to supply gas from Nigerian offshore fields to the neighbouring Equatorial Guinea Gas Processing Facility at Punta Europa.
31 Jan 2022
Sadio Mane's Senegal marched on to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after seeing off a spirited Equatorial Guinea side with a 3-1 victory in Yaounde on Sunday.
30 Jan 2022
Senegal will take on Equatorial Guinea in today’s second fixture of the quarterfinals in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), fixed for the Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaounde, Cameroun.
16 Jan 2022
Reigning champions Algeria are in danger of an early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations after a shock 1-0 defeat at the hands of outsiders Equatorial Guinea in Douala on Sunday.
12 Jan 2022
A stunning early strike by Max-Alain Gradel gave the Ivory Coast a 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea in their opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations in Douala on Wednesday.
5 Jan 2022
Factfile for Equatorial Guinea, who play the Ivory Coast, Algeria and Sierra Leone in Group E of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon from January 12:
7 Dec 2021
China is looking to create its first permanent military presence on the Atlantic Ocean, on the coast of the tiny African nation of Equatorial Guinea, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal based on classified U.S. intelligence. Malabo, the Equatoguinean capital, is just 144 kilometres from Calabar, 225km from Port Harcourt, and 672km…
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