Equatorial Guinea

...or electricity. According to a March 2004 BBC profile, politics within the country are currently dominated by tensions between Obiang's son, Teodorin, and other close relatives with powerful positions in the security forces. The tension may...

In this article: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Malabo, Bioko, European Union, Bata, Francisco Macias Nguema, Revenue, Africa, and IMF

...Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in the coup. Equatorial Guinea analyst Antony Goldman told the BBC that friends of Mann had been hinting of his possible release for several weeks. His extradition came after he had served four years...

In this article: Simon Mann, Mark Thatcher, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, British Army, and Scots Guards

...won an election widely considered fraudulent by members of the western press. According to a March 2004 BBC profile , politics within the country are currently dominated by tensions between Obiang's son Teodoro (known by the nickname...

In this article: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Francisco Macias Nguema, Spain, Bioko, Chamber of Representatives, State Council, Mongomo, and Houston, Texas

...of a defamation campaign in the newspaper "Pueblo". He was trialed for high treason before the Court of Public Order (Marshal of Ghent) because of his intervention in Equatorial Guinea. On top of that he suffers five passport withdrawn, two...

In this article: Francisco Franco, Spain, University of Granada, Madrid, Francisco Macias Nguema, Juan Carlos, and Paris

...was not a condition from our side, to say they must do that on the eve of the visit. We do believe it satisfies the legal provisions of Equatorial Guinea." Sources close to Mann have told the BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner that...

In this article: Simon Mann, Mark Thatcher, Ely Calil, Jacob Zuma, Frank Gardner, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, UK, and South Africa

...international standing. "Equatorial Guinea has come quite a long way in terms of rebuilding its reputation as being a pariah state... and it wants to have a close relationship with Britain, with America," he said. "Obviously, I think, to...

In this article: Simon Mann, Henry Bellingham, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Ely Calil, Mark Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher, Britain, and Hernia

...homes, prompting thousands to seek refuge at their embassy and consulate. The incident led to attacks on students from Equatorial Guinea in Cameroon. The BBC's Randy Joe Sa'ah in Yaounde says scores of Equatorial-Guinean students...

In this article: Cameroon, Malabo, Bata, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Yaounde, Bioko, and Reuters

...embezzlement. Two other African leaders who are the focus of the same inquiry, Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the Republic of Congo and Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea, were due to attend Tuesday's funeral in Libreville. Gabonese...

In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, Ali-Ben Bongo, Gabon, Libreville, Paris, Africa, Allegation, Cancer, and Jacques Chirac

...faced justice in South Africa. Mr Calil also denies involvement. The attorney general in Equatorial Guinea says he now wants to extradite both men to face justice. According to the BBC's Steve Kingstone, in Madrid, Spanish officials...

In this article: Simon Mann, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Mark Thatcher, Malabo, Attorney General, Eli Calil, South Africa, and Spain