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Jul
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Equatorial Guinea detains French military helicopter

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…
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Jul
29
2021
By The African Mirror
Equatorial Guinea VP loses graft appeal

Equatorial Guinea VP loses graft appeal

NEWS
FRANCE’S highest appeal court has upheld a guilty verdict against the son of Equatorial Guinea's president for embezzlement, paving the way for the potential return of tens of millions of dollars to the country's people. Teodoro Obiang Mangue, who is also the vice president of the Gulf of Guinea nation, was handed a three-year suspended sentence and a 30 million euro ($33 million) fine at the end of his trial in absentia in 2020. Luxury assets seized in France during the investigation were ordered to be confiscated. Transparency International, which was party to the case, has estimated that the seized…
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Jul
27
2021
By The African Mirror
Equatorial Guinea to close embassy in London

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…
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Jul
23
2021
By The African Mirror
UK sanctions African leader over “lavish lifestyle” spending

UK sanctions African leader over “lavish lifestyle” spending

NEWS
BRITAIN has sanctioned the son of Equatorial Guinea's president for misappropriating millions of dollars which London said was spent on luxury mansions, private jets and a $275,000 glove worn by Michael Jackson. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Teodoro Obiang Mangue, who is also vice president of Equatorial Guinea, had participated in "corrupt contracting arrangements and soliciting bribes, to fund a lavish lifestyle inconsistent with his official salary as a government minister". The Equatorial Guinea government did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters. Britain said Obiang had bought a $100 million mansion in Paris, a $38 million…
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