Equatorial Guinea - The African Mirror

Feb

23

2024

Spanish court to order arrest of Equatorial Guinea leader’s son

SPAIN'S High Court has accepted an appeal by members of Equatorial Guinea's opposition and ordered a lower court to issue arrest warrants for the son of the country's president and two other officials over allegations of torture and kidnapping. Carmelo Ovono Obiang, son of President Teodoro Obiang, and two other senior officials were accused of abducting four members of the Spain-based opposition group, the Movement for the Liberation of Equatorial Guinea Third Republic (MLGE3R), while they were on a trip to South Sudan in 2019. Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema In a complaint lodged with Spain's High Court in…

Jan

24

2024

By The African Mirror

One million euro bonus for Equatorial Guinea after AFCON heroics

NEWS

EQUATORIAL Guinea's team at the Africa Cup of Nations have been promised a one million euro ($1.08 million) bonus after their upset 4-0 win over hosts Ivory Coast that ensured them top place in Group A, the country's president said. A public holiday was also declared after unfancied Equatorial Guinea humiliated the Ivorians in Abidjan to finish ahead of heavyweight contenders Nigeria and the host nation. A government statement said Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the world's longest-standing ruler, had watched excitedly as the team won. His son Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue promised a further 50,000 euros to…

Jan

02

2024

By The African Mirror

Nsue to captain Equatorial Guinea at Cup of Nations finals

AFCON 2023

VETERAN striker Emilio Nsue will captain an Equatorial Guinea squad with a strong Spanish flavour at the African Cup of Nations finals in the Ivory Coast this month after being named part of the 27-man squad for the tournament. The 34-year-old Nsue, formerly with Birmingham City and Middlesbrough, is one of 12 players based at Spanish clubs named in the squad selected by coach Juan Micha and released on Monday. It features the bulk of the team that upset holders Algeria at the last finals and went onto a surprise quarter-final appearance at a tournament in Cameroon, but also includes…

Jun

19

2023

By MARK GLEESON

Equatorial Guinea, Zambia qualify for Cup of Nations finals

SPORT

EQUATORIAL Guinea and Zambia qualified for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals as World Cup semi-finalists Morocco lost in their first competitive game since their Qatar heroics. Equatorial Guinea and Zambia took the list of teams confirmed for next January’s finals to nine with more expected on Sunday, when a further nine qualifiers take place across the continent. Morocco qualified in March without playing but lost 2-1 to South Africa in Johannesburg to cede the leadership of Group K. Since becoming the first African team to make the World Cup semi-finals, Morocco has played three friendlies, including beating Brazil,…

Apr

18

2023

By The African Mirror

WHO says total Marburg cases in Equatorial Guinea rise to 15

HEALTH

SIX additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Marburg disease have been reported in Equatorial Guinea, bringing the total number to 15, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Thomson Reuters Foundation

Mar

24

2023

By The African Mirror

Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases

HEALTH

EIGHT new confirmed cases of Marburg disease have been reported in Equatorial Guinea, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. This brings the total of laboratory-confirmed cases to nine and probable cases to 20 since the outbreak of the deadly disease similar to Ebola was declared in February. Twenty deaths have been reported. Of the eight new cases, two were reported from the Central African country's Kie-Ntem province, four from the Litoral province and two from Centre-Sur province, the WHO said in a statement. The areas reporting cases are about 150 kilometres (93 miles) apart, suggesting a wider transmission of the virus, the…

Feb

15

2023

By The African Mirror

Equatorial Guinea confirms country’s first Marburg virus disease outbreak -WHO

HEALTH

EQUATORIAL Guinea has confirmed its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious and deadly disease similar to Ebola, following the deaths of at least nine people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. The small Central African country quarantined more than 200 people and restricted movement last week in its Kie-Ntem province after detecting an unknown hemorrhagic fever. Neighboring Cameroon also restricted movement along its border over concerns about contagion. In addition to the nine deaths, Equatorial Guinea has reported 16 suspected cases of Marburg virus with symptoms including fever, fatigue and blood-stained vomit and diarrhoea, the WHO said.…

Sep

02

2021

By The African Mirror

Equatorial Guinea gives AfCFTA new impetus with gas shipment

BUSINESS

SETH ONYANGO, BIRD EQUATORIAL Guinea has made its first shipment of goods to Gabon under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), giving fresh impetus to the trade pact. Guinea shipped 2,000MT methanol to Gabon, illustrating that countries are keen to take advantage of the free trade pathway to boost their export receipts. It further shows that African states can leverage the free trade outfit to trade with each other as the COVID-19 pandemic continue to disrupt international supply chains. Africa Energy Chamber said in a statement that the upcoming Africa Energy Week in November would build on this momentum…

Jul

30

2021

By The African Mirror

Equatorial Guinea detains French military helicopter

NEWS

A French military helicopter carrying six soldiers had been detained after landing in Equatorial Guinea, in a diplomatic incident that demonstrated the strained ties between Malabo and Paris. The helicopter landed in Equatorial Guinea's mainland port of Bata on Wednesday evening, hours after a French court upheld a guilty verdict in an embezzlement case against Equatorial Guinea's Vice President Teodoro Obiang Mangue. Neither side spoke publicly of any link between the two incidents. Mangue, who is the son and heir-apparent of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, tweeted that a "reconnaissance helicopter" had landed without authorisation after violating Equatorial Guinea's air…

Jul

27

2021

By The African Mirror

Equatorial Guinea to close embassy in London

NEWS

EQUATORIAL Guinea will close its diplomatic mission in London, the country's foreign minister has said, after Britain last week sanctioned the son of its president for misappropriating millions of dollars. "The first decision that the Malabo executive has taken is the total closure of our diplomatic headquarters in London," Foreign Minister Simeon Oyono Esono said on state television. "Equatorial Guinea will not accept interference in the internal affairs of the country, which violates the principle of international law," Esono said. Equatorial Guinea's Second Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue addresses attendees during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly…