Equatorial Guinea

President’s Son Nabbed With $12 Million In Jeweled Watches

September 21, 2018

In a second bag belonging to Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue, vice president and son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, $1.5 million in cash was found, allegedly for medical treatment far from home. ... read more »

Worldwide Campaign Frees Prominent Cartoonist in Equatorial Guinea Prison

June 13, 2018

In a moving letter published under the title “Artist, Finally Free, Leaves Country,” artist Ramon Esono Ebale confirms he was released after six months in prison on apparent false charges and then a three month wait for travel documents. ... read more »

Retirement Pledge in Doubt as Ivory Coast President Eyes a Run For 10 More Years

June 7, 2018

In a recent interview with a French magazine, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara revealed his vision of two more terms in office despite having repeatedly said he would step down at the end of his second term in 2020. ... read more »

Lawyers Building Case Against Gambian Ex-President Over Mass Killing of Refugees

May 31, 2018

Kyere was selling shoes in Ghana and the Ivory Coast when he decided to use his savings to travel to Senegal and then to Europe. His plan fell apart when the boat used by migrants ran out of fuel and beached in the Gambia. The group was arrested, detained for a week in Banjul and beaten. ... read more »

Obiang Revives Death Penalty in Bid to Save Unpopular Regime