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  Military of Equatorial Guinea Details, Meaning Military of Equatorial Guinea Article and Explanation Guide
The military of Equatorial Guinea was reorganized in 1979.
Overall the military is poorly trained and equipped.
In 1988, the United States donated a 68-foot patrol boat to the Equatorial Guinean navy to patrol its exclusive economic zone.
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 Atlas - Equatorial Guinea Map
Equatorial Guinea has a total area of 28,051 sq km (10,831 sq mi).
The population of Equatorial Guinea (2001 estimate) is 486,060, with many thousands more believed to be living abroad due to political conditions in the country.
Equatorial Guinea's economy has depended primarily upon three commodities cocoa, coffee, and timber.
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  Equatorial Guinea <> Contributing to International Security
Equatorial Guinea has pledged to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the United States and other countries fighting the Global War on Terror to ensure that the people of West Africa and friendly nations around the globe don’t fall victim to these extremists.
US Ambassador to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (R. Niels Marquardt), Foreign Minister of Equatorial Guinea (Pastor Miche Ondo Bile) and Commander of the USCG Cutter Bear (CMDR Robert Wagner) at a port call by the Bear in Malabo in July 2005.
EUCOM is responsible for U.S. military operations in Africa.
www.guinea-equatorial.com /security.asp   (380 words)

  
  Equatorial Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation in west central Africa, and one of the smallest countries in continental Africa.
It borders Cameroon on the north, Gabon on the south and east, and the Gulf of Guinea on the west, where the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe lie to its southwest.
Formerly the Spanish colony of Spanish Guinea, the country's territory (continentally known as Río Muni) includes a number of islands, including the sizable island of Bioko where the capital, Malabo (formerly Santa Isabel), is located.
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 Equatorial Guinea   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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.
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 Equatorial Guinea (09/05)
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.
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 Military of Equatorial Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The military of Equatorial Guinea was reorganized in 1979.
The Gendarmerie is a new branch of the service in which training and education is being supported by the French Military Cooperation in Equatorial Guinea.
In 1988, the United States donated a 68-foot patrol boat to the Equatorial Guinean navy to patrol its exclusive economic zone.
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 Equatorial Guinea (11/03)
In 1959, the Spanish territory of the Gulf of Guinea was established with status similar to the provinces of metropolitan Spain.
Equatorial Guinea suffered a severe human rights setback in May 2002 when a special tribunal convicted 68 prisoners and their relatives and sentenced them from 6 to 20 years in prison for a purported coup d'etat plot attempt against President Obiang.
Equatorial Guinea has minor border disputes with Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea involving coastal areas which define off-shore territorial and affect ownership of potential future oil concession in the Gulf of Guinea.
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 Equatorial Guinea - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Equatorial Guinea became officially independent from Spain on October 12, 1968 and is nominally a constitutional democracy.
On December 15, 2002 [2], Equatorial Guinea's four main opposition parties withdrew from the country's presidential election.
In July 2004, the U.S. Senate published an investigation into Riggs Bank, a Washington-based bank into which most of Equatorial Guinea's oil revenues were paid until recently.
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 Equatorial Guinea (01/02)
Equatorial Guinea has other largely unexploited human and natural resources, including a tropical climate, fertile soils, rich expanses of water, deepwater ports, and an untapped, if unskilled, source of labor.
Equatorial Guinea's foreign debt stock was approximately francs CFA 69 billion (U.S.$ $100 million) in 2000, slightly less than the debt stock in 1999, according to BEAC data.
Equatorial Guinea has cordial relations with neighboring Cameroon, although there was criticism in Cameroon in 2000 about perceived mistreatment of Cameroonians working in Equatorial Guinea.
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 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
Equatorial Guinea consists of several small islands off the Cameroon coast and a small section of the African mainland between Gabon and Cameroon.
The judiciary in Equatorial Guinea is heavily controlled by the State, and the government severely restricts the freedoms of the press and of speech.
Equatorial Guinea is one of the fastest growing economies in the world due to its recently discovered large reserves of oil and gas.
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 Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea nominally is a multiparty constitutional republic; however, in practice President Teodoro Obiang Nguema and the small Mongomo sub-clan of the majority Fang tribe, 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 1999 that were criticized widely by the international community as seriously flawed.
The leaders of 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/2003/27725.htm   (7338 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.
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The other new suspects added to the 19 were mainly members of Equatorial Guinea’s government-in-exile, led by Moto, who is accused of masterminding the plan to topple Obiang from his home in Spain, AFP reported, quoting Fabian Nsue Nguema, defence lawyer for the prime suspect in the case, Nick du Toit.
Equatorial Guinea has also alleged involvement by Greg Wales, a London-based businessman, and Elie Khalil, an international oil dealer of Lebanese origin.
Observers within the Equatorial Guinea government and civil groups said in August when the trial was suspended that the adjournment was due to the failure of the prosecution to come up with evidence against du Toit and his co-defendants.
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 Equatorial Guinea - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It is bound by Cameroon to the north, Gabon to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
In 1963 the provinces were joined as Equatorial Guinea and given greater internal self government.
In Aug. 1992 Thomas Metcheba Fernandez, secretary-general of the Socialist Party of Equatorial Guinea urged countries of a "long-standing democratic tradition" to intervene against Pres.
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 BBC NEWS | Africa | Equatorial Guinea: Ripe for a coup
It is not the first time that the government of Equatorial Guinea has alleged its political opponents were plotting to overthrow it.
Patrick Smith, the editor of Africa Confidential magazine, says there isn't any evidence, but military sources in South Africa "are absolutely categorical that the South African soldiers on that plane to Zimbabwe on Sunday were involved in the Equatorial Guinea adventure".
It may be no coincidence that, again according to Anthony Goldman, Equatorial Guinea has long had the image of being the kind of small, sleepy place where a handful of mercenaries could quickly seize power.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/3500832.stm   (779 words)

  
 Pentagon link to Guinea coup plot
Equatorial Guinea official sources claim that last November, when the plot was in its early stages, an Old Etonian mercenary, Simon Mann, paid Mr Wales about $8,000.
MPRI had already been allowed to compile a survey of Equatorial Guinea's military weaknesses on President Obiang's behalf, overcoming initial objections by the Clinton administration that it would help prop up a dictator.
Both the US and Britain have extensive oil interests in Equatorial Guinea which, in the words of one US official, is "the new Kuwait".
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 Equatorial Guinea
The mainland territory of Equatorial Guinea is located between Cameroon and Gabon.
Equatorial Guinea's road networks, both paved and unpaved, are underdeveloped and unsafe.
Americans living or traveling in Equatorial Guinea are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov, and to obtain updated information on travel and security within Equatorial Guinea.
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 Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea nominally is a multiparty constitutional republic; however, in practice power is exercised by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema and the small Mongomo subclan of the majority Fang tribe, which has ruled since the country's independence in 1968.
The President's Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) controls the judiciary and the legislature; the latter was elected in elections in March 1999 that were criticized widely by the international community as seriously flawed.
The military courts do not provide for due process or other procedural safeguards, and their proceedings are not made public.
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 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Mark Thatcher admits coup role in plea bargain
Thatcher, 51, admitted to paying for a military helicopter used by the mercenaries in the failed plot but maintained that he believed it was to be used as an air ambulance.
It is not known whether Equatorial Guinea will pursue his extradition or renew efforts to compel him to answer questions about the conspiracy.
Equatorial Guinea is still vigorously pursuing the "London connection" to the coup attempt although Lord Bell said that Equatorial Guinea has not served an extradition warrant.
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 Equatorial_Guinea   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation in central Africa, and one of the smallest countries in continental Africa.
On December 15, 2002 [1] (http://allafrica.com/stories/200212160112.html), Equatorial Guinea's four main opposition parties withdrew from the country's presidential election.
As of 2004 [4] (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1101-2004Sep6.html), Equatorial Guinea is the third-largest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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 SOLD DOWN THE RIVER | EQUATORIAL GUINEA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
From its independence from Spain in 1968 until the late 1970s, Equatorial Guinea was governed by the brutal dictatorship of Francisco Macias.
EU development assistance to Equatorial Guinea is currently suspended; its resumption is tied to improvements in human rights.
The EU has also provided funds to the Equatorial Guinea forestry sector to assist with the development of the 1997 forestry code.
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 Equatorial Guinea mulls extradition of Thatcher son in coup case
Equatorial Guinea mulls extradition of Thatcher son in coup case
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea -- After securing the conviction of the alleged lead mercenary in a foiled coup attempt, African prosecutors are turning attention to a widening web of British financiers accused of bankrolling the uprising in this tiny oil-rich nation in West Africa.
Equatorial Guinea has requested international arrest warrants for Mark Thatcher, son of the former British prime minister, and other Britons suspected in the plot, the country's deputy prime minister, Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfube, said Saturday.
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 Military of Equatorial Guinea - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Military of Equatorial Guinea - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Bold textThe military of Equatorial Guinea was reorganized in 1979.
Military of Equatorial Guinea and References and Links.
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 Equatorial Guinea -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Equatorial Guinea severed its diplomatic ties with Spain in 1977.
Spanish plantation owners shut down their operations, foreign investment declined, and the nation suffered a severe drop in population, with some 25,000 to 80,000 of the country's inhabitants estimated to have been killed by the government.
A Boy's Own story gone very wrong Equatorial Guinea is a harsh contrast to the lavish pool parties in the South African suburb of Constantia where an alleged coup is said to have been hatched.
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 1Up Travel > Equatorial Guinea > Travel & Tourism | Tourist Guide to Equatorial Guinea
Composed of a mainland portion and five inhabited islands, Equatorial Guinea has been ruled by ruthless leaders who have badly mismanaged the economy since independence from 190 years of Spanish rule in 1968.
Government and Politics in Equatorial Guinea - Profiles the country name, government type, administrative divisions, independence, national holiday, constitution, legal system, suffrage, executive, legislative, and judicial branches, political parties and leaders, and a flag description of Equatorial Guinea.
Military of Equatorial Guinea - Provides statistics on military branches, army, air force, navy, manpower, military service, expenditure, and facts on military in Equatorial Guinea
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 Timeline Equatorial Guinea   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Guinea consists of two geographic entities: the mainland of Rio Muni and the island of Bioko, formerly Fernando Poo.
Equatorial Guinea later said the men were mercenaries from South Africa en route to stage a coup.
Another 15 suspects were arrested in Equatorial Guinea the next day.
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 Equatorial Guinea map and information page by World Atlas
It was then called Spanish Guinea, until the 5 islands (two quite small), and the African mainland territory of Rio Muni, became Equatorial Guinea in 1968, after gaining independence from Spain.
Regardless, the future in Equatorial Guinea is uncertain, as much of the infrastructure (especially on the mainland) needs attention, health care must improve, and like many African countries, its literacy level is extremely low.
Climate Equatorial Guinea, just a few degrees north of the Equator, has a consistent tropical climate, one that's hot and humid throughout the year.
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/africa/gq.htm   (594 words)

  
 CPJ News Alert 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Government officials said that the journalist was detained for questioning in an ongoing investigation into the origin of the rumors, AFP reported.
Equatorial Guinea has one of the most repressive media environments in Africa.
The state press is dominated by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and his ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea.
www.cpj.org /news/2003/Equatorial12nov03na.html   (249 words)

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