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Equatorial Guinea cuts off internet for Annobón island residents who protested construction company
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company, they didn’t expect the swift end to their...

World Cup Qualifier: Equatorial Guinea punished, South Africa untouched in FIFA disciplinary update
The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup took another twist this week as world football’s governing body released its latest list of disciplinary sanctions, and conspicuously absent was any mention of South Africa, despite ongoing controversy over the...
Equatorial Guinea faces billion-dollar mining claim
A Spanish mining company is pursuing a billion-dollar investment treaty claim against Equatorial Guinea at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, it has emerged. Register for limited access Register for free to receive GAR’s daily...

ICJ Rejects Equatorial Guinea’s Request to Block Sale of Teodorín Obiang’s Paris Mansion
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday dismissed Equatorial Guinea’s request to stop France from selling a luxury Paris mansion once owned by former Vice President Teodorín Obiang, the son of Africa’s longest-serving leader. In its...

Equatorial Guinea’s repression of island protesters includes internet outage — for a year and counting
LAGOS, Nigeria — When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July of last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company, they didn’t expect the swift end to their...

Equatorial Guinea enforces internet outage for island
When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company, they didn’t expect the swift end to their internet access....

Equatorial Guinea cuts internet access to island after protests about construction
LAGOS, Nigeria — When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company, they didn’t expect the swift end to their...

Equatorial Guinea enforces yearlong net outage for island that protested construction firm
A man paddles a canoe in Annobón Island, Equatorial Guinea on June 12, 2022. (AP) LAGOS, Nigeria, Sept 14, (AP): When residents of Equatorial Guinea's Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the...


Residents of Annobón island in Equatorial Guinea have faced severe internet outages since complaining about dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company.
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company, they didn’t expect the swift end to their...

Cameroon Positions for ECCAS Common Market Commissioner Role
(Business in Cameroon) - While the presidency of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) has transitioned smoothly from Angola's Gilberto Veríssimo to Burundi's Ezéchiel Nibigira, the competition for the five commissioner posts is...

Top UN court backs France in Paris mansion row with Equatorial Guinea
Judges at the United Nations' highest court have handed France a legal victory in its long-running legal battle with Equatorial Guinea over a Paris mansion once owned by the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema. The International Court of...

Africa Intelligence Brief News Roundup (September 17, 2025)
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) North Africa balanced autonomy and alignment, with Algeria resisting U.S. security ties, Morocco joining naval drills, Egypt accelerating privatization, Tunisia's schools facing strikes, and Libya pivoting to heritage...

Top UN court rejects request by Equatorial Guinea to return seized Paris mansion
Equatorial Guinea has lost the latest round in a long-running battle with France over a Paris mansion valued at more than $100 million. The United Nation’s top court has rejected a request by Equatorial Guinea to force the return of a Paris...

Visualized: The Top Countries Buying U.S. Oil in 2024
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World AFP ICJ backs France in Equatorial Guinea mansion row
The top UN court on Friday backed France in a long-running dispute with Equatorial Guinea over a multi-million-euro Paris mansion seized during a corruption probe into the country's vice-president. Equatorial Guinea had asked the International...

ICJ backs France in Equatorial Guinea mansion row
The top UN court on Friday backed France in a long-running dispute with Equatorial Guinea over a multi-million-euro Paris mansion seized during a corruption probe into the country's vice-president. Equatorial Guinea had asked the International...

Amid corruption probe: ICJ backs France in Equatorial Guinea mansion row
The top UN court on Friday backed France in a long-running dispute with Equatorial Guinea over a multi-million-euro Paris mansion seized during a corruption probe into the country's vice-president. Equatorial Guinea had asked the International...

UN court rules in favor of France in Equatorial Guinea mansion dispute
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at the the United Nations’ top court sided with France on Friday in a long-running legal tug-of-war with Equatorial Guinea over the sale of a mansion on one of Paris’ poshest avenues. The African country filed...

ICJ to rule on France-Equatorial Guinea mansion row
The top UN court will rule Friday in a long-running dispute between France and Equatorial Guinea over a multi-million-euro Paris mansion seized during a corruption probe into the country's vice-president. Equatorial Guinea has asked the...