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Equatorial Guinea hostages: Parliament to call Minister to account
Politicsweb
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August 21, 2024
Friday, 23 August 2024 23/08/24 POLITICS Equatorial Guinea hostages: Parliament to call Minister to account Families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham | 21 August 2024 Families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham desperate for urgent SA govt...
Wave of kidnappings in the Bight of Biafra
Institute for Security Studies
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Wave of kidnappings in the Bight of Biafra A decline in piracy has pushed criminals toward hostage-taking, creating a growing ransom economy in the ocean region from Nigeria to Gabon. Published on 16 July 2025 in ISS Today By Raoul Sumo Tayo...
Al-Sisi attends high-level African summit to strengthen continental coordination, regional integration
Daily News Egypt
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July 12, 2025
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has arrived in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, to take part in the 7th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (MYCM) of the African Union (AU) — a key platform for advancing regional integration and...
Equatorial Guinea’s President Names New Prime Minister
News Central TV
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August 17, 2024
Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has appointed former bank chief Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua as prime minister, following a decree issued nearly three weeks after the previous government resigned for being “ineffective.” In...
Equatorial Guinea's president names new PM
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 17, 2024
Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has named a former bank chief as prime minister, according to a decree published nearly three weeks after the previous government resigned after being deemed “ineffective.” At the end of...
Nigeria’s trade rises by 68 percent in Q4 on imports as export slows
Business Day
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March 7, 2025
Nigeria’s total merchandise trade surged to N36.6 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2024, reflecting a 68.3 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023 according to new data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). While exports...
BVMAC Bets on Digitalization and Stock Splits to Boost Market Activity
Business in Cameroon
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March 3, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Louis Banga Ntolo, CEO of the Central African Stock Exchange (BVMAC), is pushing two major initiatives to stimulate growth in the region’s financial market: increased digitalization and splitting the shares of listed...
Ssangyong E&C Completes Bata International Airport in Equatorial Guinea
Business Korea
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October 17, 2024
Ssangyong Engineering & Construction has successfully completed Bata International Airport in Equatorial Guinea, marking another milestone in the company's extensive portfolio of infrastructure projects in the country. The completion ceremony,...
Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria Sign Gulf of Guinea Gas Pipeline Agreement, Signaling New Era of Bilateral Cooperation
Fresh Angle
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In a move set to strengthen bilateral cooperation in West Africa, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria have signed an agreement for the construction of the Gulf of Guinea Gas Pipeline Project. A joint regional pipeline development, the project will...
Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria sign Gulf of Guinea gas pipeline agreement
African Mining Market
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August 15, 2024
In a move set to strengthen bilateral cooperation in West Africa, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria have signed an agreement for the construction of the Gulf of Guinea Gas Pipeline Project. A joint regional pipeline development, the project will...
Parliament demands release of SA businessmen imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea
Herald (South Africa)
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October 23, 2024
Parliament has backed calls for the release of two South African businessmen illegally imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea. This follows a move earlier this year by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention which came out in support of engineers...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, January 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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March 6, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Equatorial Guinea in Talks with Trafigura for $2 Billion Oil Financing
Rigzone
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August 7, 2024
Equatorial Guinea says it held talks with Trafigura Group for the possibility of $2 billion in financing from the commodity trader to support development of the nation’s hydrocarbon sector. Trafigura last week “proposed a loan” during talks with...
Nigerian Giants taking over Africa: Meet the companies expanding across the Continent
Nairametrics
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March 1, 2025
As one of the largest economies in Africa, Nigeria has given rise to numerous multinational companies that have expanded their footprint across the continent. These Nigerian giants have not only contributed significantly to the country’s economy...
AfCFTA Trade Deal Risks Marginalizing Africa’s Small Farmers, Study Finds
News Ghana
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March 7, 2025
A new report warns that Africa’s smallholder farmers, responsible for over 80% of the continent’s food production, face growing threats to their livelihoods and seed sovereignty under current African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) policies...
Equatorial Guinea, Trafigura discuss $2 billion financing to support oil and gas development
The Namibian
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August 8, 2024
(Bloomberg) – Equatorial Guinea says it held talks with Trafigura Group for the possibility of $2 billion in financing from the commodity trader to support development of the nation’s oil and gas sector. Trafigura last week “proposed a loan”...
Ways to tackle illicit financial flows, strengthen Tanzania’s budget
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Tax and budget experts have proposed key measures to curb illicit financial flows (IFFs) and strengthen Tanzania’s national budget. These include strengthening legal frameworks, improving agency coordination and increasing...
‘How Africa Can Boost AI Market Share’
Daily Independent
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March 6, 2025
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) is promoting the formulation of national artificial intelligence (AI) policies by member states to increase Africa’s AI market share, adoption and growth in homegrown AI startups. The African...
Vaalco Energy Stock Rises Pre-Market On Gaining 70% Interest In Offshore Côte D’Ivoire CI-705 Block: Retail Sentiment Improves
Asianet Newsable
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March 3, 2025
Updated: Mar 4, 2025, 6:00 AM IST Vaalco Energy, Inc. (EGY) drew investor attention on Monday morning after the company announced the acquisition of a 70% interest in the CI-705 block offshore Côte d’Ivoire. Vaalco Energy is based in Houston,...
Ssangyong E&C completes airport construction in Equatorial Guinea
Yonhap News Agency
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October 17, 2024
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. said Thursday it has completed the construction of an international airport in Africa's coastal country of Equatorial Guinea. A completion ceremony for Bata International Airport...