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Diplomatic strains will weigh on Equatorial Guinea

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

The 80-year-old President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo looks set to run for another term after deciding not to pass the reins of power on to his son, Vice-President Teodoro…

Guinea-Bissau’s Embalo will seek to centralise power

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GUINEA-BISSAU

The end to the UN peace operation came almost three months after the departure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mission in Guinea Bissau (ECOMIB). The…

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 fiscal woes are likely to mount

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Equatorial Guinea fiscal challenges

Equatorial Guinea poll may set stage for succession

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Poll may set stage for succession

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…

Equatorial Guinea's heir apparent likely to endure

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

The polls came shortly after last month's high-profile sentencing (in absentia) by a French court of Vice-President Teodorin Obiang. He received a three-year jail term and a fine…

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…

Gambia political deal will boost president's chances

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GAMBIA

GAMBIA: Political deal will boost president's chances