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  Equatorial Guinea (09/06)
Equatorial Guinea suffered a severe human rights setback in May 2002 when a special tribunal convicted 68 prisoners and their relatives and sentenced them 6 to 20 years in prison for an alleged attempted coup d’etat.
Although Equatorial Guinea lacks a well-established democratic tradition comparable to the developed democracies of the West, it should be noted that, out of the anarchic, chaotic, and repressive conditions of the Macias years the country has made small, haphazard steps toward the development of participatory political system.
Equatorial Guinea is estimated to have 2,600 MW of hydropower potential.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/7221.htm   (7439 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Equatorial Guinea severed its diplomatic ties with Spain in 1977.
UN: Equatorial Guinea requests permission to intervene in proceedings of Cameroon and Nigeria.
UN: ICJ authorizes Equatorial Guinea to intervene in cacase of boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-equatrg1u.html   (1518 words)

  
 Luba, Equatorial Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luba is the second largest town of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea, having a population of around 7,000 people.
It lies on the west coast beneath volcanic peaks and is a port for the logging industry.
The city may be joined either by sea or by a main road linking Luba to the country's capital, Malabo.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luba,_Equatorial_Guinea   (162 words)

  
 Comparative Criminology | Africa - Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea nominally is a multiparty constitutional republic; however, in practice President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and the Mongomo sub-clan of the majority Fang ethnic group, which has ruled since the country's independence in 1968, dominated the Government.
The President's Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) controlled the judiciary and the legislature; the latter was chosen in elections in April that were criticized widely by the international community as seriously flawed.
Equatorial Guinea in the 1980s and 1990s received foreign assistance from numerous bilateral and multilateral donors, including European countries, the United States, and the World Bank.
www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/africa/equatorial_guinea.html   (5231 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea Interesting Facts - Places - Things
Equatorial Guinea in West Africa is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon and the Gulf of Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea is a country of luscious vegetation and much beautiful scenery, including tropical forests and volcanoes.
In spite of its troubled political past, Equatorial Guinea is a country of luscious vegetation and much beautiful scenery, including tropical forests and snow-capped volcanoes.
www.travel-island.com /interesting.places/equatorial_guinea.html   (1087 words)

  
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Equatorial Guinea nominally is a multiparty constitutional republic;...
The President's Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) controlled the judiciary and the legislature; the latter was chosen in elections in 1999 that were criticized widely by the international community as seriously flawed.
Luba is located some 50 kilometers from Malabo and was previously virtually inactive except for minor fishing activities and occasional use to ease congestion in Malabo.
lycos.com /info/guinea.html   (640 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea - Country Profile - Guinea Ecuatorial - Guinée Équatoriale - West Africa
Equatorial Guinea is composed of five inhabited islands plus a portion on the African mainland.
Equatorial Guinea has also experienced rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves, and in the last decade has become Sub-Saharan Africa's third largest oil exporter.
Equatorial Guinea provinces: the insular regions: Bioko-Norte with the Capital Malabo, Bioko-Sur, and Annobón.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/equatorial_guinea.htm   (952 words)

  
 Afrol Equatorial Guinea Index Page: Links to Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica country profile on their pages about African economy.
Afrol Equatorial Guinea features a country page (with an introduction to all there is about the country on afrol), a country profile with text and statistics and a history of Equatorial Guinea.
On their Equatorial Guinea Page you'll find country background information and facts (overviews) for the traveler (money and costs, when to go, attractions, activities, getting there, getting around, etc.), if there's not a travel warning.
www.afrol.com /Index/countries/equatorialguineaindex.htm   (2334 words)

  
 Luba Port   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Luba Freeport is a new deep water port and oilfield service logistics base that is being developed on the west coast of the island of Bioko.
The Luba development covers 100 hectares adjacent to the town of Luba, situated on the west side of Bioko island approximately 40 km by road from the main town and international airport of Malabo.
Bioko island is centrally situated in the Gulf of Guinea and Luba Port occupies a strategic location on the West Africa coast.
www.equatorialoil.com /pages/Luba_Port.htm   (286 words)

  
 www.guineequatoriale-info.net . The Equatorial Guinea News Portal
The Equatorial Guinea News Portal; This site is open to all internet users who wishes to announce their articles and/or work on the internet.
Luba is a small port for foresters and fishing.It is found in a bay with a very old construction but well catered for and equiped with necessary infrastructure:
Luba is finally the capital of Bioko south and is situated at 52km from Malabo.
guineequatoriale-info.net /us/luba_us.htm   (162 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea - Country Profile
Equatorial Guinea consists of a larger continental part (Río Muni), bordering to Cameroon in the north an Gabon to the south and east.
Equatorial Guinea was proclaimed an independent republic in October 1968, and Macias took office as its president.
The President's Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) controls the judiciary and the legislature, the latter also through elections in March that were widely criticized as seriously flawed by the international community.
www.afrol.com /Countries/Equatorial_Guinea/eqg_profile.htm   (3737 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea, USA: US Oil Firms Entwined in Equatorial Guinea Deals - Global Policy Forum - Nations and States
Soon after arriving in Equatorial Guinea in 1991, the U.S. ambassador discovered an unusual arrangement involving the country's despotic president and the first successful oil company operating in the poor, West African nation.
In Equatorial Guinea, a former Spanish colony, human-rights activists said the oil companies' payments there have helped prop up Obiang, who has ruled since seizing power in a military coup in 1979.
Equatorial Guinea's ambassador to Washington, Teodoro Biyogo Nsue, Obiang's brother-in-law, did not return repeated phone calls for this story.
www.globalpolicy.org /nations/launder/regions/2004/0909oilfirms.htm   (2043 words)

  
 C4 News - World - America - Oil at any cost?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Equatorial Guinea is a tiny country in West Africa, incorporating a slice of the mainland and five islands with less than half a million inhabitants.
Equatorial Guinea is at the centre of the American oil strategy, despite evidence of corruption and a human rights record amongst the worst in Africa.
In Luba town, the only source of running water is the river or the rain.
www.channel4.com /news/2003/11/week_3/18_guinea.html   (1584 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea
The mainland territory of Equatorial Guinea is located between Cameroon and Gabon.
The information below concerning Equatorial Guinea is provided for general reference only, and may not be totally accurate in a particular location or circumstance.
Equatorial Guinea's road networks, both paved and unpaved, are underdeveloped and unsafe.
travel.state.gov /travel/equatorial_guinea.html   (1982 words)

  
 www.guineequatoriale-info.net . The Equatorial Guinea News Portal
In 2005 the African State of Equatorial Guinea had a population of only 521,000, but it was (and is) rich in oil and gas.
Luba has firmly established a reputation as an efficient, cost effective port for the burgeoning oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Guinea.
Luanda, 08/23- Angola`s National Assembly Speaker Roberto de Almeida is on Thursday leaving for Equatorial Guinea, for an official visit at the invitation of his Central African nation`s counterpart, aiming at strengthening the parliamentary cooperation.
www.guineequatoriale-info.net /us/menu_us.htm   (2007 words)

  
 An MBendi Profile: An MBendi Country Profile for Equatorial Guinea including economic and travel overviews and ...
The discovery of oil resources in Equatorial Guinea drastically changed the nature of the country’s economy as it had previously consisted chiefly of agriculture.
The telephone system in Equatorial Guinea is quite poor with the existing phone lines being just adequate enough for government communication.
Equatorial Guinea has a number of chambers of commerce and industry and details of these can be found via our Organisation Search, as can details of relevant government departments.
www.mbendi.co.za /indy/cyeq.htm   (1399 words)

  
 Luba travel guide
Less than 50 km from the capital Malabo, Luba is the second largest town of Bioko.
Luba is a real dump, has only two borderline cafes and no overnight accommodation.
A depot to supply and fabricate material for the offshore oilfields has been built to the immediate south of the town and the road from Malabo has been improved.
www.world66.com /africa/equatorialguinea/luba   (211 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea
He was chained to the wall by his left leg, which became swollen, and was held in solitary confinement for several months.
The law includes a stated official preference for the Catholic Church and the Reform Church of Equatorial Guinea due to their traditional roots and historic influence in the social and cultural life.
The leaders of the National Resistance of Equatorial Guinea Group reported that their attempts to return to the country were unsuccessful, and there were no reports of returnees during the year.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41601.htm   (8421 words)

  
 Worldworx Travel - Safety - Africa - Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is a developing country in central Africa.
Equatorial Guinea 's road networks, both paved and unpaved, are underdeveloped and unsafe.
As there is no direct commercial air service between the United States and Equatorial Guinea by local carriers at present, nor economic authority to operate such service, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has not assessed the Equatoguinean Civil Aviation Authority for compliance with international aviation safety standards.
www.worldworx.tv /safety/africa/equatorial-guinea/index.htm   (953 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea - Gurupedia
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation of Central Africa.
It borders on Cameroon, Gabon, and the Gulf of Guinea.
The 1982 constitution of Equatorial Guinea gives the President extensive powers, including naming and dismissing members of the cabinet, making laws by decree, dissolving the Chamber of Representatives, negotiating and ratifying treaties and calling legislative elections.
www.gurupedia.com /e/eq/equatorial_guinea.htm   (677 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea News
Equatorial Guinea News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Conditions for Mann to have a free and fair trial "are non-existent" in Equatorial Guinea Godwin Gandu The Zimbabwean government appears determined to extradite suspected mercenary Simon Mann to Equatorial...
The Court of Appeal has thrown out a civil case brought by the Government of Equatorial Guinea against a number of individuals accused of involvement in the 2005 coup attempt in the the country.
www.topix.net /world/equatorial-guinea   (674 words)

  
 www.businessinafrica.net | news | west africa Mobil to build logistics facility Equatorial Guinea
This world-class facility would, according to Lonrho Africa, be the new base for Mobil Equatorial Guinea (MEGI) and underlines the continued growing importance of Luba to the West African oil and gas industry.
Luba Freeport benefits from naturally occurring deep water conditions, which are able to handle both oil field supply vessels and ocean-going ships.
As part of the port's previously announced expansion, Luba was planning a new terminal with up to 18m of draft, which would facilitate the servicing of the largest ocean-going vessels.
www.businessinafrica.net /news/west_africa/149482.htm   (448 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | A rich country being stripped of its wealth
But Equatorial Guinea is one of the key targets of the west's new "scramble for Africa".
If the answer is "none", on the information available, the government of Equatorial Guinea may see little more than $65m a year from the LNG deal.
Altogether, the IMF figures suggest that in recent years Guinea's overall "take" in revenue has been only 15-30% of total oil and gas sales, while the norm in sub-Saharan Africa is 45-90%.
www.guardian.co.uk /equatorialguinea/story/0,15013,1497227,00.html   (1654 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea - Travellers Information
Equatorial Guinea has a tropical climate, and hot and humid all year round.
Equatorial Guinea is one hour ahead of GMT
If you need medical care whilst in Equatorial Guinea, it is best to be aware that medical providers may not accept payment through your insurance company.
www.africaguide.com /country/eguinea/info.htm   (378 words)

  
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A casual visitor who wandered down to the pier then, to watch giant turtles finning lazily beneath a spreading sunset, could be forgiven for thinking this was the prettiest place in the world.
A repressive political system, encompassing tight family control under a thin veneer of multi-party politics, produced the re-election of Obiang in 1996 with an improbable 98 percent of the vote.
Ethnic Bubis on Bioko island, where Malabo and Luba lie, say their overlords from the Fang grouping, who come from the part of the country on mainland Africa, practise a form of apartheid against them, excluding them from all but ceremonial roles in politics.
www.alertnet.org /thefacts/reliefresources/255187   (1206 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea travel guide
Equatorial Guinea travel guide - The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and what to see
Equatorial Guinea is a small country in Africa.
The capital city Malabo is located on an island off the coast.
www.world66.com /africa/equatorialguinea   (202 words)

  
 Dispatches from Africa: 01/02/2005 - 01/08/2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After a wonderfully arduous hike, we’ve arrived at the Gran Caldera de Luba, the ancient volcano crater that is the quest of the Arcadia University expedition.
The caldera is surrounded by steep walls on three sides, the old walls of the volcano, and drains to the south through a narrow river that has broken through the outer circumference of the volcano.
Peter, let me spare you the airfare: If the only incentive for you to visit Equatorial Guinea is to visit this camp named for you, I’d hold out for a better place.
bioko.blogspot.com /2005_01_02_bioko_archive.html   (5810 words)

  
 Baha'i World News Service - Obstacles no match for pioneer spirit (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lynelle said she was impressed at the changes that had taken place in Equatorial Guinea and the progress of the Baha'i community.
Other speakers at the jubilee festivities to describe the early days were Alberto Ntutumu, a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Equatorial Guinea, and Miguel Bielo, a member of the Auxiliary Board.
The Baha'is of Equatorial Guinea organize various activities which are also open to the wider public, including regular moral educational classes for children and pre-youth, prayer gatherings, and study circles aimed at building individual capacities.
www.bahaiworldnews.org.cob-web.org:8888 /story/330   (922 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea Pen Pals and Penfriends
Female and male penpals from Equatorial Guinea with photo ads - see their newest pictures.
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation of western Africa.
The 195- kilometer (120-mi.) coastline is steep and rugged in the south but lower and more accessible in the north, with excellent harbors at Malabo and Luba, and several scenic beaches between those towns.
penpalsite.com /equatorial-guinea-penpals.htm   (523 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea, Map and Flag
President OBIANG NGUEM MBASOGO has ruled the tiny country, composed of a mainland portion plus five inhabited islands and one of the smallest countries on the African continent, since he seized power in a coup in 1979.
the US does not have an embassy in Equatorial Guinea (embassy closed September 1995); the US ambassador to Cameroon is accredited to Equatorial Guinea; the US State Department is considering opening a Consulate Agency in Malabo
The discovery and exploitation of large oil reserves have contributed to dramatic economic growth in recent years.
www.greatestcities.com /Africa/Equatorial_Guinea.html   (896 words)

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