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MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Equatorial Guinea (Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial) President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo promised accountability and transparency in an historic speech at the 2010 Global Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. President Obiang also expressed his intention to use oil resources in compliance with the rules of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). "We will continue trying to qualify as a candidate for compliance...

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Government of Equatorial Guinea (Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial) released the following statement today in response to the announcement by UNESCO's Director-General, Irina Bokova on the decision to delay setting a date to award the UNESCO-Obiang Life Sciences Prize and to postpone the decision on the matter until the next meeting of the Executive Council in October. "The Government of Equatorial Guinea expresses gratitude to...

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of Equatorial Guinea's (Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial) efforts to improve public health throughout the country, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is sponsoring a two-year nursing assistant course to improve health issues in collaboration with the Spanish Cooperation and the Cuban Brigade. The Deputy Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Maria de la Vida Asue Ndong, invited participants to engage in this effort...

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter kicked off a three-day trip to west Africa with a visit to Equatorial Guinea (Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial), according to reports by FIFA. Blatter praised Equatorial Guinea for its development projects in front of a large crowd gathered for his arrival and the opening of the national FA's new headquarters and technical center. "This is the first time I have been to your country but it will...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, His Excellency President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, today issued the following statement congratulating the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, on winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. "On behalf of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and the people of my country, I extend my congratulations to President Obama on his being honored with the Nobel Peace Prize. This award is...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At Rice University's James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy Friday, His Excellency Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, detailed his vision for the future of Equatorial Guinea. Speaking as a guest of the Institutes' Energy Forum, President Obiang detailed specific successes in the country during its short history and outlined plans for the continued investment of natural resource revenue, the...

Victoria Advocate Reports on Global Construction WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An American construction company has begun a massive construction project in Cogo, Equatorial Guinea reported the Victoria Advocate Wednesday. The Advocate, Texas' second oldest newspaper, reported Wednesday morning that the Victoria-based Roth Construction is set to build the "presidential library and conference center for President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo." According to the Advocate,...

Official Visit to Department of State Focused on Strengthening Regional Stability and Continued Judicial Reform WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During an official visit to Washington, D.C. Thursday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Pastor Micha Ondo Bile, met with Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson to discuss the strategic partnership between the United States and the Central-African nation. Foreign Minister...

MADRID, Spain, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After thirty years of corrupt rule in Equatorial Guinea, the courts are finally taking a serious look at what the ruling family does with the nation's oil wealth, said the Open Society Justice Initiative today. An investigation is currently underway into millions of dollars of oil revenues allegedly siphoned off by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea to purchase real estate in Spain. The Asociacion Pro Derechos Humanos de...

British mercenary Simon Mann, who took part in a failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea, finished his testimony and cross-examination, officials say. Mann, an ex-British Army officer, said in his two-day testimony that Mark Thatcher, son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, belonged to the management team planning the coup, the Zimbabwean Guardian reported Friday. He also said Lebanese businessman, Eli Calil, was the boss of the unsuccessful operation to oust the Equatorial...