Equatorial Guinea steadies itself for Africa's big stage

Turkish and Chinese workers put finishing touches on towering new buildings as delegations of dignitaries sweep up a flag-draped six-lane highway.

Rights group sceptical about fair E Guinea elections

Human Rights Watch has criticised preparations for Sunday's poll in Equatorial Guinea, saying there was "serious doubt" about its credibility.

UN report says torture rife in Equatorial Guinea

cPolitical prisoners and criminal detainees are systemically tortured in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, a United Nations investigator said on Wednesday.

Mark Thatcher marries again in secret

Mark Thatcher, the son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, has married again in a secret ceremony in Gibraltar, according to a London Sunday newspaper. Thatcher (54) married Sarah Russell (42) after a three-year courtship, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

Simon Mann to go on trial in Equatorial Guinea

Former British special forces officer Simon Mann will go on trial in Equatorial Guinea, charged with plotting to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the government said on Thursday. "He will receive a fair trial with all procedural and institutional guarantees," a government statement said.

Zim court rules Simon Mann can be extradited

Zimbabwe's High Court ruled on Wednesday that a former British special forces officer could be extradited to Equatorial Guinea to face coup-plot charges, rejecting arguments that he might be tortured. Simon Mann was jailed in 2004 and was briefly released after serving his sentence in May last year.

E Guinea leader praises Mugabe land seizures

Equatorial Guinea leader Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on Friday hailed President Robert Mugabe's land seizure drive, saying Zimbabwe's agriculture sector was one of Africa's most developed. Obiang, who arrived in Zimbabwe on Wednesday on a state visit, said his tiny but oil-rich country stood to benefit from Harare's agriculture experience.

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