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Equatorial Guinean government clampdown will intensify

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

While officially the dissolution was in response to the November legislative elections, the government is deeply paranoid following an alleged foiled coup against Obiang in late…

Equatorial Guinea’s VP will consolidate his position

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Despite the public criticism, Obama Asue was soon reappointed. This was due largely to the reported intervention of the president’s son, Vice-President Teodorin Obiang, a…

Equatorial Guinea’s Obiang will further stifle dissent

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

While there is scepticism over the government’s figures, officially recorded deaths are low at 51. However, all sectors of the economy have been negatively impacted -- most…

Intervention in The Gambia may prove unique

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GAMBIA

For over a month, Jammeh rebuffed diplomatic efforts by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to accept Adama Barrow's victory in the December 1 presidential…

West African bloc will raise voters' expectations

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WEST AFRICA

Out of ECOWAS’s 15 member states, only Togo and The Gambia do not have a two-term stipulation. However, the regional organisation is pushing for every member state to set such…

Gambian election presages authoritarian turn

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GAMBIA

His main rival, Ousainou Darboe, placed a distant second with just under 28%. The result relates more to popular rejection of Darboe and savvy alliance-building than a popular…