Baltasar: Top official embroiled in Equatorial Guinea sex tape scandal jailed

A nephew of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who was at the centre of a sex tape scandal last year, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement. Baltasar Ebang Engonga, the former head of the National Financial...

APPO to Finalize Launch Date of Energy Bank at Crucial Ministerial Meeting: A Milestone for African Energy Independence

In a pivotal development for Africa's energy sector, the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) is set to convene a high-level ministerial meeting to determine the official launch date of the long-anticipated African Energy Bank (AEB)....

Top official embroiled in Equatorial Guinea sex tape scandal jailed

A nephew of Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who was at the centre of a sex tape scandal last year, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement. Baltasar Ebang Engonga, the former head of the National Financial...

Baltasar Engonga: Equatorial Guinea jails ex-top official

A court in Equatorial Guinea has sentenced Baltasar Ebang Engonga, a former senior government official, to eight years in prison for embezzlement. The Bioko provincial tribunal found Engonga guilty of diverting funds earmarked for professional...

Sex-tape scandal: Equatorial Guinea jails ex-anti-graft boss Baltasar Engonga for embezzlement

An Equatorial Guinea court has sentenced Baltasar Ebang Engonga, the former head of the country’s financial investigation agency, to eight years in prison for embezzlement. The sentence comes months after he made global headlines over leaked sex...

Ruslan Obiang Nsue, Equatorial Guinea president’s son jailed amid rivalry with half-brother

A court in Equatorial Guinea has sentenced Ruslan Obiang Nsue, one of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo’s sons, to six years in prison for illegally selling a state-owned aircraft, a move analysts say underscores an intense succession battle...

Ex-Equatorial Guinea Official Sentenced to 8 Years for Embezzlement After Sextape Scandal

A court in Equatorial Guinea has sentenced Baltasar Ebang Engonga, a former senior government official, to eight years in prison for embezzlement of public funds. The Bioko provincial tribunal found Engonga guilty of diverting funds meant for...

Nigeria News39 minutes ago Court Sentences Baltasar Engonga To Eight Years In Prison An Equatorial Guinea court has sentenced the infamous Baltasar Ebang Engonga, a former senior government official, to eight years in prison for embezzlement. Naija…

Naija News reports that Engonga went viral last year after sex tapes involving him and several women leaked online. According to Hilario Mitogo, press director of the Supreme Court, the Bioko provincial tribunal found Engonga guilty of diverting...

CEMAC Banks’ Demand for Liquidity Eases Despite Dynamic Credit Market

(Business in Cameroon) - For the second time in a week, the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) offered a record 600 billion XAF liquidity injection to commercial banks in the CEMAC region, which includes Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial...

Merchants from Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon shun Bakassi market over insecurity

Traders from neighbouring Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and other nearby island nations have stopped travelling to the Ikang International Market in Cross River State due to rising cases of piracy and militancy along the waterways. Many of the...

New envoys pledge to drive trade and investment for Ghana

By: Belinda Nketia Ghana’s newly appointed Ambassadors and High Commissioners have pledged to prioritise economic diplomacy in their assignments, vowing to strengthen trade, investment, and innovation ties with partner countries. Speaking on...

GNPC Boss Appointed APPO Chairman

Kwame Ntow Amoah The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Kwame Ntow Amoah, has been appointed Chairman of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO). His appointment was formalised at the 7th APPO...

Nigeria advances Equatorial Guinea Gas Pipeline to boost regional energy links

Nigeria is pressing ahead with the Nigeria–Equatorial Guinea Gas Pipeline, a cross-border project designed to transport stranded Nigerian gas to Equatorial Guinea for processing and export, Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo,...

GNPC Chief Executive named chairman of African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation

The CEO of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Kwame Ntow Amoah, has been appointed Chairman of the African Petroleum Producers' Organisation (APPO), marking a significant milestone for Ghana's leadership in the continent's energy sector....

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, July 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...

Léandre Bassolé officially takes helm of African Development Bank's regional office for Central Africa

Léandre Bassolé, the new Director General of the African Development Bank Group's (www.AfDB.org) Regional Office for Development, Integration, and Business Delivery for Central Africa, officially took office on 27 August 2025, in Yaoundé,...

Visa-free Africa can unleash a $3.3 trillion market and jobs – Mubarak, Team Lead, Trans-African Tourism and Unity Campaign

As Africa eyes the vast promise of the $3.3 trillion African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a bold Pan-African campaign is demanding visa-free travel across the continent to unlock trade, tourism, and job creation for its 1.4 billion...

Nigeria Not Bothered About US President Trump’s Tariffs, Trade Policies – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has claimed that Nigeria’s economy is not moved by whatever trade policies the United States president, Donald Trump, has brought or plans to bring. Tinubu, on Tuesday, told visiting members of The Buhari Organisation (TBO)...

U.N. Warns of Hunger Among Western Sahara Refugees

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: United Nations agencies struggle to mobilize resources for Sahrawi refugees in Algeria, Malawians await the results of a recent presidential election, and Egypt reportedly...

17th China-PSCs Cultural Week to include Beijing, Zhongshan first time

The 17th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs) is slated to run from September 26 through November 18, featuring art groups, artisans, and chefs from the Chinese mainland and nine PSCs, with programmes to be staged not...