Fifa has said it is probing whether or not Ethiopia, Togo and Equatorial Guinea each used an ineligible player in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
The son of Equatorial Guinea’s president, who is also a government minister accused of corruption, has been getting cozy with the Mswati clan.
Police raids mar the luxurious haven of the super-rich leaders and their families.
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/ 5 February 2012
Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire knocked out two gutsy underdogs, reaching the African Cup of Nations semifinals with 3-0 wins.
The Africa Nations Cup minnows are putting up
a surprising fight and challenging the status quo.
<b>Tutu Alicante</b> feels Equatorial Guinea’s plans for the Africa Cup of Nations will not benefit the country’s poverty-stricken population.
Nearly 19 years after a plane crash
claimed many of Zambia’s best players the country is eyeing the Africa Cup of Nations.
An Equatorial Guinea referendum to change the Constitution and limit its presidents to two terms has been given the nod by over 99% of voters.
Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema is hard to avoid in the small African country’s island capital, Malabo.
Turkish and Chinese workers put finishing touches on towering new buildings as delegations of dignitaries sweep up a flag-draped six-lane highway.
President Jacob Zuma has called on African nations to contribute resources to sustain continental development alongside its international partners.
Equatorial Guinea has unveiled a city of villas, an artificial beach and a golf course built in just two years to host the African Union summit.
Teodorin Obiang ordered design of yacht worth three times Equatorial Guinea’s health and education bill, says watchdog.
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/ 31 January 2011
Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo replaced Malawi’s leader as African Union chairperson on Sunday.
Equatorial Guinea confirmed on Friday it had executed four former military officers convicted of an armed attack on its presidential palace last year.
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/ 30 November 2009
Teodoro Obiang Nguema won 96,7% in the central African country’s election, according to provisional results on Monday.
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/ 29 November 2009
Simon Mann, a British mercenary jailed for plotting against the government of Equatorial Guinea, has said SA tacitly supported a failed 2004 coup.
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/ 27 November 2009
Equatorial Guinea goes to the polls on Sunday in what observers say is a sham election designed to rubber stamp the rule of Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
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/ 25 November 2009
Human Rights Watch has criticised preparations for Sunday’s poll in Equatorial Guinea, saying there was ”serious doubt” about its credibility.
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/ 9 November 2009
After a four-week ocean journey to nowhere, Raimi was tired and disillusioned on return to Benin’s port of Cotonou.
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/ 7 November 2009
The investigation into Sir Mark Thatcher’s role in the failed coup in Equatorial Guinea could be hindered by legal obstacles.
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/ 6 November 2009
The South African mercenaries jailed for their part in an Equatorial Guinea coup plot have arrived home, a security expert said on Friday.
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/ 5 November 2009
Simon Mann has vowed to testify against Sir Mark Thatcher, who he alleges was a co-conspirator in the Equatorial Guinea coup plot.
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/ 3 November 2009
Simon Mann, who was sentenced to 34 years in prison in Equatorial Guinea in 2008 for plotting a coup, has been granted a presidential pardon.
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/ 17 February 2009
Gunmen in motor boats attacked oil-producing Equatorial Guinea’s island capital early on Tuesday, triggering a fire fight with government forces.
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/ 19 November 2008
cPolitical prisoners and criminal detainees are systemically tortured in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, a United Nations investigator said on Wednesday.
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/ 26 October 2008
Simon Mann, jailed for plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea, could be transferred home if Britain arrests others like Sir Mark Thatcher.
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/ 11 October 2008
Bafana Bafana end their disappointing 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Group Four qualifying programme with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea.
Simon Mann, the British mercenary who attempted to organise a coup in Equatorial Guinea, was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Monday.
A court in Equatorial Guinea has sentenced British mercenary Simon Mann to 34 years and four months in prison for his role in a failed 2004 coup plot.
A statement read on state-run radio in Equatorial Guinea says a court is expected to issue a verdict shortly in the case of Simon Mann.
Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has accepted the resignation of the country’s government, calling it ”one of the worst ever”.