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  Equatorial Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation in 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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 Constitution of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea shall be a sovereign, independent, republican, unitary, social and democratic state, its supreme values shall be unity, peace, justice, freedom and equality.
The territory of Equatorial Guinea shall comprise: The main land zone known as Rio Muni; the Island of Bioko, Annobon, Corisco, Elobey Grande and Elobey Chico; the adjacent Islets; the fluvial waters; the maritime zone and the continental platform which shall be determined by the law and air space covered.
Its political parties shall not be allowed to have appellations similar to those that existed before October 12, 1968; their ambitions and perspectives shall have to be nationalistic and shall therefore, not be based on tribe, ethnic inclinations, religion, gender, district, municipality, social condition or profession.
www.ceiba-guinea-ecuatorial.org /guineeangl/nvelle_const.htm   (4693 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation of Central Africa.
The first inhabitants of the region that is now Equatorial Guinea are believed to have been Pygmies, of whom only isolated pockets remain in northern Rio Muni.
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is located in west central Africa.
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 Map Zones : Equatorial Guinea Map   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In 1959, the Spanish territory of the Gulf of Guinea was established with status similar to the provinces of metropolitan Spain.
In the presence of a UN observer team, a referendum was held on August 11, 1968, and 63% of the electorate voted in favor of the constitution, which provided for a government with a General Assembly and a Supreme Court with judges appointed by the president.
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.
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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.
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 Equatorial Guinea biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
On December 15, 2002 [2], Equatorial Guinea's four main opposition parties withdrew from the country's presidential election.
According to a March 2004 BBC profile [3], politics within the country are currently dominated by tensions between Obiang's son Teodorin, and other close relatives with powerful positions in the security forces.
As of 2004 [5], Equatorial Guinea is the third-largest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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 IPI - International Press Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Because politics is a no-go for reporters, newspapers tend to cover culture, entertainment and sports to avoid conflict with the authorities.
Equatorial's wealth from the oil industry is controlled by political elites allocating fewer funds to fight the growing poverty in the country.
Equatorial Guinea, which won independence from Franco’s Spain in 1968, is ruled by dictator Brigadier General Teodoro Obiang Nguema M'basogo, who came to power in a military coup in 1979.
www.freemedia.at /wpfr/Africa/eq_guinea.htm   (1940 words)

  
 EQUATORIAL GUINEA FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation in west central_Africa, and one of the smallest countries in continental Africa.
On December_15, 2002 http://allafrica.com/stories/200212160112.html, Equatorial Guinea's four main opposition parties withdrew from the country's presidential election.
According to a March 2004 BBC profile http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3516588.stm, politics within the country are currently dominated by tensions between Obiang's son Teodorin, and other close relatives with powerful positions in the security forces.
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 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Equatorial Guinea became officially independent from Spain on October 12, 1968 and is nominally a constitutional democracy.
On December 15, 2002 [link], Equatorial Guinea's four main opposition parties withdrew from the country's presidential election.
According to a March 2004 BBC profile [link], politics within the country are currently dominated by tensions between Obiang's son Teodorin, and other close relatives with powerful positions in the security forces.
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 Equatorial Guinea --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The republic of Equatorial Guinea consists of Río Muni, on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, and the offshore islands of Bioko and Annobon.
In December 2003 news of a power struggle in Equatorial Guinea began to emerge, which seemed to be related to the illness of Pres.
It is bordered by Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon to the north, Congo to the south and east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
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 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
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.
Equatorial Guinea is opened its Embassy in London in 2005 and is represented by HE Mr Agustin Nze Nfumu.
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 Sierra Leone - Equatorial Guinea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Bissau Guinea Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia...
Morocco - Equatorial Guinea 5:0 Sierra Leone - Gabon 2:0 Gabon - Equ.
Guinea 4:0 Sierra Leone - Morocco 0:0 Sierra Leone were...
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 An MBendi Profile: Equatorial Guinea - General Information
The political situation is relatively stable and many contribute this to the fact that there is a large degree of political repression.
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.
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.
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 1000Countries.com: Equatorial Guinea I: equatorial guinea, EQUATORIAL GUINEA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Equatorial Guinea is a poor country with few attractions aside from the beach and the many...
Equatorial Guinea is a poor country with few attractions aside from the beach and the many local bars...
Equatorial Guinea Embassy in the U.S. Equatorial Guinea Embassy in the U.S. EQUATORIAL GUINEA- Embassy of Equatorial Guinea Chancery: Suite 405, 2522 K St...
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 afrol News - Equatorial Guinea
afrol News - An exiled Equatoguinean opposition activist today was gravely injured in an attack attributed to "a group of 15 Moroccan assassins hired by the government of Equatorial Guinea to liquidate the opposition in Spain," according to exiles in Madrid.
afrol News - Police in Equatorial Guinea's mainland city of Bata have seized 200 copies of 'La Verdad', a small political party newspaper that is the country's sole opposition publication.
The seizure comes as part of a new government repression wave, aiming at muzzling local opposition groups and foreign media writing critically about Equatorial Guinea.
www.afrol.com /countries/equatorial_guinea   (258 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Equatorial Guinea accuses Spain of coup plot
Equatorial Guinea accused Spain yesterday of trying to overthrow its government in the alleged plot by foreign mercenaries to kill the president.
Lucie Bourthemieux, the Paris-based legal adviser to Equatorial Guineas's minister of justice, alleged that Spain had twice offered to send arms to the country just before the coup attempt, ostensibly to help it with a longstanding border dispute with Gabon.
Equatorial Guinea is one of the most strategically important African countries to the US, expected to provide it with up to 5% of its oil within a few years.
www.guardian.co.uk /spain/article/0,2763,1239745,00.html   (597 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea Travel Directory
Equatorial Guinea in West Africa is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon and the Gulf of Guinea.
he Republic of Equatorial Guinea was a territory of Portugal from 1471 to 1778.
A new constitution, approved in a 1991 referendum, allows for the introduction of multi-party politics and elected presidency (for 7 years) and legislature.
www.tuttinsieme.it /tutti/tut/af/guineaeq/eqgdir.htm   (185 words)

  
 AfricaRevealed - Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is located on the west coast of West Central Africa.
It is bound by Cameroon to the north, Gabon to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Equatorial Guinea is a poor country but it has some tourism opportunities.
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 MapZones.com : Equatorial Guinea Map   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
On October 12, 1968, the territory became the independent Republic of Equatorial Guinea, with Francisco Macías Nguema as president.
Under the 1982 constitution, Equatorial Guinea was a single-party state.
This governmental party was named the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea in 1987.
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 afrol News - Equatorial Guinea News
afrol News, 20 June - An exiled Equatoguinean opposition activist today was gravely injured in an attack attributed to "a group of 15 Moroccan assassins hired by the government of Equatorial Guinea to liquidate the opposition in Spain," according to exiles in Madrid.
The demonstrators wanted to call the attention of Spanish authorities to the chaotic political situation and lack of freedom in Equatorial Guinea, a country that hosts the largest numbers of prisoners of conscience in sub-Saharan Africa.
The confession of Mr Thatcher marks the first credible evidence of the existence of a coup plot against Dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema as previous confessions were made in the torture chambers of Equatorial Guinea.
www.afrol.com /countries/equatorial_guinea/news   (1041 words)

  
 Articles - Equatorial Guinea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
On December 15, 2002 [1], Equatorial Guinea's four main opposition parties withdrew from the country's presidential election.
According to a March 2004 BBC profile [2], politics within the country are currently dominated by tensions between Obiang's son Teodorin, and other close relatives with powerful positions in the security forces.
Despite a per capita GDP (PPP) of more than US$30,000, Equatorial Guinea ranks 121st out of 177 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index.
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 Panapress Official Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has dismissed eight foreign honorary consuls and two honorary vice-consuls across the world "for breaching the Geneva Convention." The decrees on the sackings were issued Thursday in Bata, the country's second city, where Obiang and his government have moved to for three months.
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Prime Minister Miguel Abia Biteo Borico has arrived in Morocco at the head of a high-level delegation comprising a dozen cabinet ministers to "enhance bilateral cooperation", an official source affirmed Tuesday in Malabo.
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Zimbabwean authorities are ready to extradite to Malabo, British national Simon Mann sentenced to thee years in jail in Harare for his involvement in last year's coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea, sources close to the public prosecutor said here Monday.
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 Politics | Q&A: the Equatorial Guinea 'coup'
Sixty-four men were arrested on board a plane apparently en route to Equatorial Guinea, although they were unarmed.
In 2002, President Obiang's Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) apparently attempted to restrict political opposition ahead of the presidential elections.
After the seizures of the two groups of men, Mr du Toit told a court in Equatorial Guinea that he had been recruited by Simon Mann, an old Etonian and founder of mercenary firm Executive Outcomes.
politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5001505-107901,00.html   (744 words)

  
 Equatorial Guinea's briefs. Politics And Economy
The political authorities are now fully aware of the problem and are planning to use substantial amount of oil's proceeds to building up a financial cushion like the Kuwait's Reserve For Future Generationto secure / maintain the economic growth rate o after the "Oil Era".
All visitors entering Equatorial Guinea are required to present evidence of a yellow fever vaccination received within the last ten years on a valid World Health Organization (WHO) international health immunization certificate.
The certificate must be presented upon arrival to as well as departure from Equatorial Guinea.
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 Reuters AlertNet - Equatorial Guinea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
ROME, July 26 (Reuters) - Niger faces the most acute food shortage in West Africa but it is only one of a swathe of countries in the region ravaged by hunger and often forgotten by donors, the...
An aging transport plane belonging to the local airline Ecuatair crashed in the mountains of Bioko island on Saturday shortly after takeoff on a domestic flight to the African mainland part of Equatorial Guinea, eyewitnesses said.
Equatorial Guinea says all 55 on crashed plane died
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 BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Country profiles | Country profile: Equatorial Guinea
Since independence in 1968, Equatorial Guinea has been ruled by two men - from the same family - who have been described by a variety of human rights organisations as among the worst abusers of human rights in Africa.
In 1996 Equatorial Guinea's first multi-party presidential election was held amid reports of widespread fraud and irregularities, returning President Obiang Nguema with 99% of the vote.
An ethnic Fang, Teodoro Obiang Nguema was born in 1942 in mainland Equatorial Guinea.
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 Guardian Unlimited Politics | This week | Oil rich, dirt poor
John Vidal recently returned from Equatorial Guinea, one of the few western journalists to visit in recent years
Since the alleged coup attempt in March, Equatorial Guinea - with a population smaller than Sheffield - has become one of the most paranoid, suspicious and xenophobic countries in Africa.
Effectively now a military state on permanent red alert, it has been run for 25 years as a semi-dictatorship by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who is convinced that western powers, neighbouring countries and some of those closest to him are plotting to depose him to get at the country's vast oil wealth.
politics.guardian.co.uk /news/story/0,9174,1290990,00.html   (414 words)

  
 1000Countries.com: Equatorial Guinea III: equatorial guinea, EQUATORIAL GUINEA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
DESCRIPTION The flag of Equatorial Guinea was officially adopted on October 12, 1968...
Equatorial Guinea on a Harley (28/12/00 - 1/1/01) Distance 459 km (212990 km to 213449 km) This is part of the Seventh section of our around the world trip.
Alphabetical index Equatorial Guinea The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation of western Africa.
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 Equatorial Guinea on the Internet
Has links to vegetation/forest maps Equatorial Guinea, etc. Compiled by Claire Englander of the Univ. of California-Berkeley, University and Jepson Herbaria/SMASCH Project, and Philip Hoehn from the Stanford University Branner Earth Sciences Library and Map Collections.
The Council has published an investment guide on Equatorial Guinea, a country with the fourth highest amount of U.S. investments in Africa.
Piruchi Apo Botupá and her niece Paloma Loribo Apo are from Equatorial Guinea.
www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/eqg.html   (1761 words)

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