Guinea has detained a former justice minister after he criticised the president, his brother and the opposition said Thursday, adding that they had had no news of him in three weeks. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, has ruled Equatorial Guinea with an iron fist for more than 43 years, making him the longest-serving non-monarchic leader
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15 killed, 50 injured as huge explosions rock Equatorial Guinea’s main city
At least 15 people have died and hundreds more have been injured in a series of explosions in Equatorial Guinea, the health ministry says. Some 500 people were injured following the blasts, which happened near a military barracks in the main city of Bata on Sunday. The blasts were caused by “negligence” relating to the
Read moreNigeria’s Super Falcons thrash Equatorial Guinea 9-0, wins Turkish cup
Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Tuesday made history to be the first African winners of the invitational Turkish Women’s Cup in Antalya. Super Falcons’ triumph was a historic one after thrashing Equatorial Guinea 9-0 to claim a third successive victory in the competition. The African champions won all three games at the competition. Super Falcons defeated
Read moreWithout Governments’ Flexibility on Oil Personnel Movements, Oil & Gas Production Across Africa Will Be Severely Impacted
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Some charter flights with oil industry personnel and medical equipment’s have been allowed to land a few oil-producing countries like Nigeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and others lately, allowing a much-needed rotation of oil sector workers. The African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) believes that such charter flight operations led by international oil companies such
Read moreEquatorial Guinea announces compliance with OPEC production cuts obligations
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Equatorial Guinea has announced that it is fully complying with its production cuts obligations under the record OPEC++ global oil cuts deal reached in April 2020 and which took effect on the 1st of May. While announcing the country’s compliance, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, also paid tribute
Read moreEquatorial Guinea signs first and historic mining contracts
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons has signed the very first mining contracts in the country’s history. Five Mining contracts were signed with three different companies and follow the conclusion of the country’s first mining bidding round last year, EG Ronda 2019. The agreements include one gold exploration contract in Block (I)
Read moreEquatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines & Hydrocarbons will host a webinar on recovering from current state of oil industry
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons and the African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) will host an open webinar on the current state of the global oil markets; H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea will lead the conversation on the topic ‘The State of Oil Markets and Global
Read moreCoronavirus Enters Equatorial Guinea
The first coronavirus case has been identified in Equatorial Guinea, the central African country’s health minister said Saturday, after a woman who had been in Spain tested positive for the disease. “Tests have confirmed the diagnosis of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease, minister Salomon Nguema Owono told reporters in the capital Malabo. The patient is a
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