Equatorial Guinea

Clashes in Equatorial Guinea as government

Malabo - Muslimchronicle

Clashes were reported in Equatorial Guinea near the border with Cameroon on Wednesday, shortly after the West African state said it had thwarted a coup against President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Africa's longest-serving leader. Government troops had shot dead a "mercenary" and "used gunfire to disperse them in the forests along the border", state television TVGE said, without specifying how many "mercenaries"Read more

E.Guinea president says war being prepared against him

Malabo - Muslimchronicle

The president of Equatorial Guinea said a war is being organised against his regime, days after a government official warned of a "destabilisation attempt". A "war" is being prepared "because they say I have spent a lot of time in power," President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said Saturday, without saying who he was referring to. On Wednesday neighbouring Cameroon arrested aRead more

Equatorial Guinea demands 73 mn euros from Total over 'fraud'

Malabo - AFP

Equatorial Guinea said Monday it has demanded 73 million euros from French oil giant Total over "fraud" in fuel sales made between 2010 and 2012. "Following an investigation, we found a suspicious and fraudulent situation," said Finance Minister Miguel Egonga Obiang as he announced the claim for 48 billion CFA francs. No further details were immediately available on the allegedRead more

Exiled strongman Jammeh 'plundered' Gambia coffers

Banjul - ArabToday

Gambia's exiled strongman Yahya Jammeh plundered millions of dollars in his final weeks in power leaving state coffers "empty", an aide to new President Adama Barrow said as West African troops prepared to secure his arrival. Jammeh flew out of The Gambia on Saturday, ending 22 years at the helm of the small west African nation, and headed for EquatorialRead more

Egypt attends meetings of ministers of trade, economy

Cairo - Arab Today

Egypt attended the meetings of the ministers of trade, economy and finance, which are emanating from the meetings of the fourth session of the Arab-African Summit, in in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea. A high-level Egyptian delegation under President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is attending the summit. The ministers reviewed aspects of economic cooperation and discussed also a hostRead more

Sisi leaves Portugal for Equatorial Guinea

Cairo - MENA

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left Lisbon Tuesday winding up a three-day state visit to Portugal. The president headed to Malabo, the capital of the Equatorial Guinea, to take part in the Arab-African summit. The president had important talks with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister António Costa on regional developments and means to combat terrorism.Read more

Bashir holds important meetings on sidelines of 4th Africa-Arab Summit

Khartoum - Arab Today

Sudanese President Omar el Bashir will hold several bilateral meetings with some presidents and leaders on Tuesday and Wednesday on the sidelines of the fourth Africa-Arab Summit including Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit. The summit is due in Equatorial Guinea, according to the Sudanese newspaper al Majhar al Siyassi Monday. The summitRead more

Equatorial Guinea holds presidential election

Yaounde - Arab Today

Equatorial Guinea is holding presidential election on Sunday which the outgoing President Teodoro Obiang Nguema is facing 6 other candidates to contest the post of next president for a term of 7 years. According to the National Electoral Board President Clemente Engonga Nguema Onguene who is also first vice prime minister and interior minister, 323,954 registered voters are qualified toRead more

AU approves deployment of observation mission to Equatorial Guinea's presidential election

Addis Ababa - Arab Today

The African Union (AU) has approved the deployment of its observation mission to the presidential election in Equatorial Guinea, scheduled for April 24. Following an invitation from the government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission, has approved the deployment of an AU short-term election observation (STO) mission to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea'sRead more

Subdued economic growth demands paradigm shift

Nairobi - XINHUA

The slumps in commodity and oil prices, weaker-than-expected global growth, and climate change-induced disasters are holding back Africa's growth, raising concerns over the region's vulnerability to external shocks, and capacity to nurture new growth drivers. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its April World Economic Outlook Update released on Tuesday, cut global growth projection for 2016 to 3.2 percent, aRead more