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Equatorial Guinea: Where oppression still reigns

 
 

Johannesburg (South Africa) - Over the past year, the world has watched with great interest as the Arab Spring has dissolved decades of repression. Citizens weary of injustice have stood up and demanded control of their destinies. I wish that oppressed people everywhere in Africa could benefit from the dramatic changes we are witnessing in North Africa.

The people of Equatorial Guinea, for instance, an oil-rich country home to the continent´s

 
  longest-ruling leader, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, have endured decades of repression, and many remain mired in poverty despite the country´s considerable natural resource wealth. Torture, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detentions, and harassment of journalists and civil society groups have been well documented by the United Nations and other sources.  
 

Equatorial Guinea executions over coup plot condemned

 
 

Obiang Nguema has survived several coup attempts The execution of four men in Equatorial Guinea for involvement in an attack on the presidential palace last year has been condemned by a rights group.Amnesty International says the men, former military and government officials, were put to death within an hour of being sentenced.They were convicted by an army tribunal on Saturday, with no chance of appeal.Amnesty says the men were living in exile in Benin at the time of the attempted presidential assassination.President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has ruled the oil-rich nation since 1979 after toppling his uncle in a coup, has survived several coup attempts.The most infamous was in 2004, involving former British mercenary Simon Mann, who was pardoned by Equatorial Guinea's leader last year.

 
 

4 executed in Equatorial Guinea coup plot

 
  Equatorial Guinea´s government on Tuesday defended the execution of four alleged coup plotters just an hour after they were condemned in a case that Amnesty International called a ”pretense of justice.”The main opposition coalition described the executions as ”political assassinations.”
The government of the oil-rich but impoverished Central African nation said in a statement that the former military and government officials were given a fair trial in open court. Two colonels defended them before a military tribunal, the government said on its website.
The four were convicted Saturday of terrorism, high treason, attempting to assassinate the head of state and to overthrow the government.
Others tried in the plot received jail sentences ranging from one to 20 years.
Amnesty International said the four men were abducted by Guinean security forces in January from neighboring Benin, where they had been living in exile for years, including during the Feb. 11, 2009 attack for which they were convicted.
 
 

Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

 
  Africa抯 biodiversity holds an ernomous potential of transforming the continent抯 agricultural and industrial systems to contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction. The unique species of plants and animals as well as ecosystems constitute the continent抯 natural wealth. However, this diversity is underutilized and is being lost at alarming rates. Conserving and promoting sustainable use of biodiversity is one of the challenges that African countries have committed themselves to addressing.  
 

Rights group slams Equatorial Guinea leader’s pledges of reforms in transparency, human rights

 
 
 The longtime leader of Equatorial Guinea pledged Monday to make sweeping reforms in transparency and human rights in the country he has ruled for three decades. But an international rights group called it empty posturing from a corrupt leader intent on attracting investors.
Teodoro Obiang Nguema told a meeting of investors and business leaders in
 
  Cape Town that his five-point plan will dramatically change conditions in the West African country, which is regularly criticized for its corruption, poor human rights record and grinding poverty despite its tremendous oil wealth.Obiang said the 10-year plan includes investing “substantial” oil revenues in public projects such as schools, hospitals and infrastructure. He said he also will invite the African Union to review and suggest reforms for the legal system and will bring in the Red Cross to assess the human rights situation.He said he hopes the plan will “invite investors from across the globe to consider the exciting possibilities with us.” He spoke in Spanish while reading from a prepared statement.  
 

Controversy over Equatorial Guinea’s $121 million compensation for Nigerians

 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs feels constrained, following the article on the above subject matter which was published in the Punch of Monday 14 June, 2010 edition, to issue this rejoinder, to correct the facts which have been largely misrepresented in the news report.
It is important to state that contrary to the charges of indifference levelled against officials in the Ministry and in the Mission in Malabo – Equatorial Guinea – over the plight of our
 
   citizens, the Nigerian government has been fully seized with the matter since the news first broke in February, 2009. Aside from the visit by the then Foreign Minister,Ojo Maduekwe, CFR, to Malabo on 26th February, 2009, as Special Envoy of President Umaru Musa Yar‘Adua; the follow-up visit of the then Hon. Minister of State II for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bagudu Hirse, on the 7th of August, 2009; and the Joint Commission meetings in Abuja, from August 31-01 Septemeber, 2009, provided opportunities for fruitful consultations with the Equatorial Guinean authorities, which finally led to the release of many Nigerians from Equatorial Guinean prisons, including the release of 55 crewmen of seven (7) canoes that were confiscated by the Guinean authorities.  
 

African Human Rights Defenders or Colonialists? Seeking Justice in Equatorial Guinea

 
 

“Some of us are in exile today because the government of Teodoro Obiang Nguema unjustly persecuted, arbitrarily detained, threatened directly or indirectly, or denied us entry into Equatorial Guinea. Others remain in exile because of pending judgments against us, entered during our absence from Equatorial Guinea, for expressing our political views or denouncing the government’s human rights record. In short, under the current regime there are no freedoms of expression, association, or assembly in Equatorial Guinea.”They argue that, in this context, the prize amounts to international endorsement of Obiang’s systematic political repression, his deprivation of the most basic needs of his people, and his blatant use of public funds for personal gain. They believe the funds should be used instead “for the purchase of books, benches, and other such rudimentary educational materials” for students in Equatorial Guinea, in the hopes that the country may one day produce scientists and other professionals capable of becoming future recipients of international prizes. Their move has garnered international attention, receiving support from over 35 nongovernmental organizations and from hundreds of scientists, journalists, scholars, and others asking UNESCO to cancel the prize.

 
 

Freedom in the World.

 
  2009 Key Developments: Spanish authorities launched an investigation into alleged money laundering by Equatorial Guinea’s government in January 2009, and in February unidentified gunmen attacked the presidential palace, prompting the authorities to deny speculation that the incident was a coup attempt. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the longest-serving ruler in sub-Saharan Africa, easily won a new term in the November presidential election, which was widely regarded as rigged.
Political Rights:Equatorial Guinea is not an electoral democracy and has never held credible elections. President Obiang dominates the political system. The 100 members of the unicameral House of People’s Representatives wield little power, and 99 seats belong to the ruling pro-presidential coalition. The activities of the few opposition parties are closely monitored by the government. Obiang denies that a 2009 attack on the presidential palace was a coup attempt, although several opposition members were subsequently arrested. Equatorial Guinea is considered one of the most corrupt countries in the world, and Obiang and members of his inner circle continue to amass huge personal profits from the country’s oil windfall.
Civil Liberties: Although the constitution guarantees press freedom,
 
 

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EITI Board agrees status of 20 countries

 
 
  The Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, the international standard for improved transparency in countries’ natural resource sector, met in Berlin 15-16 April. The Board discussed the request of 17 of the 32 countries currently implementing the EITI to extend their deadline for completing EITI Validation. In addition, Sao Tome and Principe had applied to voluntarily suspend their EITI Candidate status. The EITI Board has considered these applications on a case by case basis in accordance with the EITI rules. An extension of the Validation deadline is granted only if the country demonstrates that exceptional and unforeseeable circumstances outside the country’s control. Having considered the merits of each applications, the Board agreed to grant extensions to 16 countries[1]. It agreed new deadlines in each case. The Board did not approve the request for an extension of the deadline from Equatorial Guinea. Sao Tome and Principe’s application for a voluntary suspension was not approved. As a consequence of these decisions, these countries are no longer considered implementing (EITI Candidate) countries. Both countries are welcome to reapply to become EITI candidate countries once the barriers to effective implementation have been addressed.The EITI Chairman, Peter Eigen, made the following comment:
 
 

Keeping Foreign Corruption Out of the United States: Four Case Histories

 
  Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has scheduled a hearing, ”Keeping Foreign Corruption Out of the United States: Four Case Histories,” on Thursday, February 4, 2010, at 9:30 a.m., in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The Subcommittee hearing will examine how some politically powerful foreign officials, their relatives, or close associates – referred to in international agreements as “Politically Exposed Persons” or PEPs – have used the services of U.S. professionals and U.S. financial institutions to bring millions of dollars in suspect funds into the United States to advance their interests. Four case histories will illustrate how some PEPs have used U.S. lawyers, realtors, escrow agents, lobbyists, bankers, and others to circumvent U.S. anti-money laundering and anti-corruption safeguards. It will also look at how some U.S. professionals have actively helped PEPs avoid bank scrutiny or facilitated suspect transactions with no questions asked.
 
 

Human Rights Watch

 
 
Conditions in Equatorial Guinea cast serious doubt about the credibility of the forthcoming presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today.
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has ruled the oil-rich West African country since seizing power in a coup in 1979, is widely expected to easily win the presidential vote scheduled for November 29, 2009.
"President Obiang claims that he's committed to the rule of law," said Arvind Ganesan, director of the Business and Human Rights Program at Human Rights Watch. "But his actions time and again are those of a dictator determined to hang onto power and control of the country's oil money."
There are indications that visas might be restricted again this year. In mid-November, while speaking at an oil and gas conference in London, the vice minister of mines, industry and energy announced that the government was instituting a new visa regime "to defend Equatorial Guinea" from "people without good intentions. See full report
 
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Equatorial Guinea:One-Man Rule in Equatorial Guinea

 
 
Equatorial Guinea, a geographical speck on the landscape of Africa, is surely one of the sad stories of the continent. The late President Masie Nguema Biyogo, the uncle of the present dictator, remains one of the worst tyrants ever produced by Africa. His 11-year reign in Equatorial Guinea was characterized by brutal massacres and horrifying atrocities against his compatriots.For instance, about 150 alleged coup plotters were executed at the national stadium on December 25, 1975 with the killings accompanied by the sound of a band playing Mary Hopkin's tune, **Those Were The Days**! An estimated 7,000 Europeans were said to have emigrated from a country of about 300,000 population, while about 45,000 Nigerians were evacuated in 1976. In all, between September 1968 when Nguema Biyogo was inaugurated as president and August 1979 when he was overthrown, an estimated 80,000 citizens were reported to have been killed by the regime with about one-fourth of that number fleeing into exile.
 
   
 

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Equatorial Guinea:President Confident of Electoral Landslide

 
 
So confident is President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of the outcome of Equatorial Guinea's election on Sunday that he expects to win by the same margin as in 2002 - with 97.1 percent of the vote, reports Le Pays of Ouagadougou.
The newspaper also reports that Obiang Nguema, who came to power in a coup in 1979, could very possibly achieve his objective, since the only opposition leader in the country's parliament, Plácido Micó Abogo, is not strong enough to provide a real challenge to the ruling party.Moreover, says the paper, all state power is concerntrated in the hands of the president and his ,
 
  associates  who will do everything to make sure he gets re-elected.  
 

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Zimbabwe: Equatorial Guinea Joins Cholera Fight

 
 
EQUATORIAL GUINEA has donated a consignment of 57 tonnes of drugs and water treatment chemicals to Zimbabwe to assist in the fight against cholera.Equatorial Guinea Deputy Foreign Minister Mr Jose Esono Micha handed the first 40 tonnes of the consignment to Health and Child Welfare Deputy Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora and the ministry's permanent secretary, Dr Gerald Gwinji, at Harare International Airport yesterday.Mr Micha -- who earlier paid a courtesy call on President Mugabe at Zimbabwe House and delivered a special
 
 
message from President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo -- flew into Harare with the consignment yesterday. He said after reports that Zimbabwe had been hit by a cholera outbreak, Equatorial Guinea felt obliged to assist Harare as a friend
 
 

Nigeria: Maduekwe Visits Equatorial Guinea Over Attack

 
  Nigeria 's Foreign Affairs Minister Ojo Maduekwe during the week visited President Theodore Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea over the recent attack on the presidential palace in Malabo.  
 

Central Africa: Cameroon-Equatorial Guinea Border Sealed

 
 

Maritime transactions between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea have reportedly been halted since Tuesday, February 17, following attacks by unidentified armed men at President Obiang Nguema's Presidential lodge in the capital city of Malabo.

 
 

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CAF officials lament shoddy services at AWC

 
 

There seems to be no end in sight to the poor organization, which has characterised the sixth edition of the African Women Championship (AWC) currently going on in two centers in Equatorial Guinea.Ever since the commencement of the championship last Saturday, there have been complaints of poor organisation from players and officials of the visiting teams, especially in the areas of transportation, feeding and accreditation.

 
 

All journalists covering the championship have equally been subjected to various degrees of hardship, as they were denied such services as accreditation, the use of media center, mixed zone and press tribune.

 
 

Sheba hospital suspected of selling know-how to foreign countries

 
  The Health Ministry became aware of Sheba's extensive ties with hospitals abroad years after they had begun, according to documents, letters and memorandums shown to Haaretz.
On December 10, 2007, the deputy director general of Sheba Medical Center, Dr. Yitzhak Zeidis, detailed the hospital's activities abroad to Prof. Israeli. According to Zeidis, the hospital had then ceased training doctors and nurses for the hospital in Equatorial Guinea. However, Zeidis told Israeli that Sheba was still involved in training medical staff and providing expertise on building hospitals and laboratories to several countries such as Kazakhstan, the Ivory Coast, Russia and China. In addition, he said that Sheba medical staff was in talks regarding providing expertise to hospitals in Georgia, Ukraine, Hungary, China and India.
 
 

US trains Cameroon, Guinea military

 
 

 The US Navy has trained Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea Navy and Air Force Officers in Search and Rescue Operations. The exercise is to help Cameroon's Air Force and Navy officers ability to jointly conduct search and rescue operations while working with a US Navy P-3 Orion maritime surveillance aircraft. Search and Rescue (SAR) classes were given to Cameroon Navy and Air Force officers at Douala Air Force Base. The SAR mission flew over

 
  Cameroon waters with the country’s Air Force and Navy riders on board the P-3.At the end of the exercise, the armed forces of Cameroon honed their ability to locate a vessel in distress and rescue survivors utilising a combination of search aircraft, rescue vessels and their newly fielded Automatic Identification System (AIS).  
 

Dear Mr. President BUSH

 
 

I am deeply concerned that aforementioned statements and actions by you and high ranking administration officials directly contradict the policy you articulated in your second inaugural address when you said that the United States will encourage reform in other governments by making clear that success in our relation "will require the decent treatment of their own people."

 
 

The government of Equatorial Guinea has an abysmal track record in the area of human rights, democracy and transparency. According to this year's Country Reports on Human Rights, "(t)he government's human rights record remained poor, and the government continues to commit or condone serious abuses," including torture by

 
 

the security forces, abridgement of citizens' right to change their government, government and judicial corruption, and severe restrictions on freedom of the press. President Obiang, who took over Equatorial Guinea in a coup in 1979, has never stood for free and fair elections. The State Department found that "(t)he 2002 presidential election was marred by extensive fraud and intimidation," and "the international community widely criticized the 2004 parliamentary elections as seriously flawed."

 

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