Equatorial Guinea
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E Guinea opposition rejects poll...is not alone in judging the election to be flawed. The electoral roll will not be published and the country's electoral commission is run by President Obiang Nguema's interior minister. Media domination Human rights groups say the vote... In this article: Equatorial Guinea, Economic Community of Central African States, and Human Rights Watch |
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Wikipedia | November 05, 2009
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
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BBC News | November 03, 2009
E Guinea coup plotters 'freed'
...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
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Wikipedia | October 31, 2009
Politics of Equatorial Guinea
...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
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Wikipedia | November 06, 2009
Antonio Garcia-Trevijano
...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 On top of that he suffers five passport withdrawn, two...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
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BBC News | November 04, 2009
Freed E Guinea plotter regrets coup
...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
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BBC News | November 04, 2009
E Guinea coup plotter overjoyed at return
...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
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BBC News | December 09, 2007
Cameroon's Malabo rescue mission
...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
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BBC | June 16, 2009
Sarkozy jeered at Bongo's funeral
...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
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BBC News | July 07, 2008
Mann sentenced for E Guinea plot
...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
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Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: República de Guinea Ecuatorial, ; French: République de Guinée Équatoriale; Portuguese: República da Guiné Equatorial) is a country located in Central Africa. With an area of 28,000 km it is one of the smallest countries in continental Africa, having a population estimated at half a million. It comprises two parts: a Continental Region (Río Muni), including several small offshore islands like Corisco, Elobey Grande and Elobey Chico; and an Insular Region containing Annobón island and Bioko island (formerly Fernando Po) where the capital Malabo is situated.
Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the east is the mainland region. Equatorial Guinea is bordered by Cameroon on the north, Gabon on the south and east, and the Gulf of Guinea on the west, where the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is located between Bioko and Annobón. Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name is suggestive of its location near both the equator and the Gulf of Guinea. It is one of the few territories in mainland Africa where Spanish is an official language, besides the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla.
- Name:
- Equatorial Guinea
- Local Name:
- République de Guinée Équatoriale
- Capital:
- Malabo
- Language:
- Spanish, French and Portuguese (the latter as of 2006)
- Spanish
- Motto:
- Unidad, Paz, Justicia</small>
- Largest City:
- Malabo
- Government type:
- Presidential Republic
- Founding Date:
- October 12, 1968
- Formations:
- from Spain
- Area:
- 10,828
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $22.353 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $18.525 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $14,941
- Time Zone:
- WAT
- Currency:
- Central African CFA franc
- Demonym:
- Equatoguinean, Equatorial Guinean
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- XAF
- Country Calling Code:
- 240
- ccTLD:
- .gq
- Anthem:
- Caminemos pisando la senda
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