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Russia looking to strengthen Africa presence
Many African countries are anxious not to be sucked into a new Cold War and want to maintain cordial relations with both Russia and the West
Security forces foil attack on Guinea presidential palace
Gunmen in motor boats attacked oil-producing Equatorial Guinea’s island capital early on Tuesday, triggering a fire fight with government forces.
Bafana win in Equatorial Guinea
Bafana Bafana end their disappointing 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Group Four qualifying programme with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea.
Chin up, Mann tells family after 34-year jail sentence
Simon Mann, the British mercenary who attempted to organise a coup in Equatorial Guinea, was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Monday.
Mann jailed over Equatorial Guinea coup plot
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.
Verdict expected in Simon Mann trial
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 government resigns
Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has accepted the resignation of the country’s government, calling it ”one of the worst ever”.
Mann spurned deal and chance to go free
Mercenary leader Simon Mann, on trial in Equatorial Guinea, claims that the country’s Attorney General visited him in Harare and offered him a deal.
E Guinea govt presses Mann’s key role in coup plot
Government lawyers displayed a contract in court on Friday as proof that Simon Mann played a key role in a plot to overthrow E Guinea’s president.
Prosecutor seeks 32 years’ jail for Mann
Equatorial Guinea’s state prosecutor asked a court on Tuesday to sentence British mercenary Simon Mann to nearly 32 years in prison.
Simon Mann set for trial over coup plot
British mercenary Simon Mann goes on trial Tuesday in Equatorial Guinea for allegedly plotting to oust the oil-rich country’s iron-fisted ruler.
Equatorial Guinea votes amid opposition complaints
The West African state of Equatorial Guinea voted on Sunday in elections expected to be won yet again by the veteran hardline president amid opposition charges of voting…
At least four dead in E Guinea plane crash
At least four people were killed and seven missing after a plane crashed on Wednesday into the Atlantic Ocean off the Equatorial Guinea island of Annobon, the Malabo government…
Simon Mann ‘held illegally’ in Equatorial Guinea
A Briton accused of masterminding a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea is being held illegally and has been denied access to his lawyer since he was charged in February, a defence…
Mann fingers Thatcher in E Guinea plot
A British mercenary awaiting trial in Equatorial Guinea for leading a failed 2004 coup has said the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was involved in the…