It’s the only official Spanish-speaking country in Africa. Spanish has been spoken there since colonial times. The country was under Spanish rule until it gained independence in 1968. Today, about 85% ...

Equatorial Guinea has been plagued by oppression, corruption, and poverty for decades. After seizing power in a military coup in 1979, Obiang and his family have ruled it as their personal fiefdom.

Malab - Equatorial Guinea holds a presidential election on Sunday in which the doyen of African leaders, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who survived a 2004 attempted coup by foreign mercenaries, seeks ...

Poverty Rate: 76.80% Another Central African country, Equatorial Guinea, is second on the list with a poverty rate of 76.80%. Corruption, poverty, and repression are eating the country like a plague.

Equatorial Guinea (EQG) is an upper-middle-income country. It is composed of a mainland, Río Muni, and small islands including Bioko (where the capital, Malabo, is located), Annobón, Corisco, Elobey, ...

Equatorial Guinea possesses significant oil and gas resources, but the vast majority of its 1.3 million inhabitants live below the poverty line, according to the World Bank.

In the wake of new challenges and a prolonged oil-dependency, Equatorial Guinea’s government is aiming for economic diversification as a key course of action for growth and stability. Digital ...

Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has won re-election with 95% of the Nov. 20 vote and his party took all the senate and parliament seats, his son Vice President Teodoro Nguema ...

About 75 percent of Equatorial Guinea’s GDP comes from its oil output. While originally producing 160,000 barrels per day, the number has recently dropped to 93,000.