Equatorial Guinea

List of Equatorial Guinea articles

People wave Chinese and Sri Lankan flags on sticks as they welcome China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5, seen in the background with lines of people standing along the top deck, in Hambantota, Sri Lanka.
People wave Chinese and Sri Lankan flags on sticks as they welcome China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5, seen in the background with lines of people standing along the top deck, in Hambantota, Sri Lanka.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the Leaders Session at the Africa Leaders Summit on Dec. 15, 2022 in Washington, DC.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the Leaders Session at the Africa Leaders Summit on Dec. 15, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Are Autocratic Allies Damaging U.S. and EU Credibility?

From Equatorial Guinea’s leverage over Washington to Qatar’s scandal in Brussels, small resource-rich states are flexing their diplomatic muscle.

Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang attends the Paris Peace Forum.
Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang attends the Paris Peace Forum.
Chinese naval base in Djibouti
Chinese naval base in Djibouti

Fears of a Chinese Naval Base in West Africa Are Overblown

Reports about a possible Atlantic base reveal more about Washington’s military priorities than Beijing’s.

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Gambia’s Ousted Dictator Is Living the Good Life in a Palace in Equatorial Guinea

Yahya Jammeh has kept a low profile since he was run out of Banjul in January. FP finds him holed up at a luxurious villa in another African kleptocracy.

TOPSHOT - Illegal migrants sit on the dock at the Tripoli port after 115 migrants of African origins were rescued by two coast guard boats at sea when their boat started sinking off the Libyan coast on April 11, 2016.  / AFP / Mahmud TURKIA        (Photo credit should read MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - Illegal migrants sit on the dock at the Tripoli port after 115 migrants of African origins were rescued by two coast guard boats at sea when their boat started sinking off the Libyan coast on April 11, 2016. / AFP / Mahmud TURKIA (Photo credit should read MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images)

Why Black People Must Help Africa Develop

The marginalization of blacks in America won’t end until we have a first-world African nation to lift up our people.

Residents walk by a large electoral banner of Equatorial Guinea incumbent president and candidate Teodoro Obiang in Malabo on April 23, 2016. 
Africa's longest-serving ruler, Equatorial Guinea President incumbent President and Presidential candidate Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, looks set to win a fresh seven-year term that could also see him nail the all-time record for African leaders, living or dead. / AFP / STRINGER        (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)
Residents walk by a large electoral banner of Equatorial Guinea incumbent president and candidate Teodoro Obiang in Malabo on April 23, 2016. Africa's longest-serving ruler, Equatorial Guinea President incumbent President and Presidential candidate Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, looks set to win a fresh seven-year term that could also see him nail the all-time record for African leaders, living or dead. / AFP / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)

How the World’s Hardest-Working Dictator Won Re-election

The president of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea has been in power for 37 years. He’s also responsible for atrocities.

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