They are also calling for a fine of 910 million CFA francs and a ban on Ebang from holding public office during his ...

Upon completion, EACOP will enable Uganda to export up to 246,000 barrels of oil per day, dramatically shifting the country’s ...

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.

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, ...

The world's longest-standing leader, President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea, will run for office again in November elections, his party announced on Friday, likely extending a 43-year ...

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.

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.

Authorities have never announced their deployment and they do not appear in official photographs -- but Russian mercenaries in combat fatigues are a daily sight in Equatorial Guinea's capital Malabo.

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 ...

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 ...

Former Equatorial Guinea official Baltasar Engonga faces 18 years in prison after corruption charges and leaked tapes ...

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.