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Gas exporters form new organization not a cartel

After months of negotiations, main gas producing countries agreed to form an Organisation to protect their common energy interests. The initiative has been criticised by those fearing the formation of a...

created by rahul | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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julianw

Simon Mann jailed 34 years for African coup plot

In 2004, former British army officer Simon Mann led a privately funded effort to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea. Mann's mission fell flat, though, as he and his fellow mercenaries were arrested in...

created by julianw | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Soldiers of Misfortune - Equatorial Guinea

Jordan Yerman

Equatorial Guinea Seeks Thatcher Arrest

Sir Mark Thatcher, son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, is sought for trial by Equatorial Guinea over a failed coup attempt in 2004. "The country's attorney general said that Sir Mark, son of...

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Caoimhin1

No Mercy for Mercenary

Former British SAS officer Simon Mann was whisked away from his jail cell in Zimbabwe in the early hours of Thursday morning and extradited back to Equatorial Guinea to face the government he tried to...

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Atlas Petroleum & Partner eye sale of Niger Delta block

""Following on the heels of our recent success with Noble Energy on Block I in Equatorial Guinea, we believe now is the time to explore opportunities with prospective new partners in this as yet under-explored block, OML 109," said Prince Arthur Eze, owner and chairman of...

created by uusjio | 2 years ago
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Torture and Poverty Are Part of Life in Equatorial Guinea

"It has the makings of a modern-day fairy tale, the story of a country transformed from a pariah state into an oil paradise. But the reality is that Equatorial Guinea, almost unnoticed by the rest of the world, is...