In he introduces a new constitution, naming himself president for life. President Obiang remains in power for the rest of the century and achieves a human rights record little better than that of his uncle. During the s, in the spirit of the times, the promise of democracy is constantly in the air. But opposition leaders are continually harassed and persecuted.
Elections are widely agreed to be fraudulent. Meanwhile Fernando Po has acquired another new name. Recognizing the U. Government reopened Embassy Malabo in Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Donald J. Johnson presented his credentials on November 23, , becoming the first resident ambassador in over ten years.
Menu Menu. Equatorial Guinea - Countries. Currency Central African franc. Mr Obiang Nguema is Africa's longest serving leader and has been described by rights organisations as one Africa's most brutal dictators.
According to Human Rights Watch, the ''dictatorship under President Obiang has used an oil boom to entrench and enrich itself further at the expense of the country's people''.
He has been pursued in French courts for allegedly plundering state coffers to buy luxury homes and cars in France. His son and vice-president, Teodoro 'Teodorin' Nguema Obiang, has been resisting attempts by the US administration to seize his assets, denying charges that they were obtained with allegedly corrupt funds taken from his country.
Equatorial Guinea's media outlets are closely controlled by the government. There are few private publications. President Teodore Obiang Nguema was re-elected with some 99 percent of the vote on December 15, Exiled political opposition leaders formed a government-in-exile headed by Severo Moto Nas in Madrid, Spain on August 29, On March 7, , the Zimbabwean government seized a U.
On March 8, , the government of Equatorial Guinea arrested 15 suspected mercenaries. The mercenaries arrested in Zimbabwe, who were allegedly planning to overthrown the government of Equatorial Guinea, were charged with conspiracy to commit murder on March 16, Some 19 individuals, including fourteen suspected mercenaries, went on trial in Malabo on August 23, The Zimbabwean government convicted and sentenced Simon Mann to seven years in prison.
Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea was appointed as prime minister on August 14, On April 16, , the Spanish government arrested opposition leader Severo Moto in Spain on charges of attempting to smuggle weapons to Equatorial Guinea.
Ignacio Milam Tang was appointed as prime minister on July 8, Government troops repulsed an attack by militants on the presidential palace in Malabo on February 17, , resulting in the death of at least one of the militants. On November 2, , Simon Mann received a presidential pardon and was released from prison on humanitarian grounds. President Teodore Obiang Nguema was re-elected with 95 percent of the vote on November 29, , and he was sworn in for a seven-year term on December 8, Opposition groups claimed that the election was not free and fair.
On August , , a five-member team from the UN Human Rights Council conducted an investigation of a situation involving four individuals on trial in Equatorial Guinea for their involvement in the February attack on the presidential palace in Malabo the four individuals were convicted and executed by the government on August 21, A member of the main opposition party in the national electoral body, Marcial Abaga Barril, was arrested and detained by government police on November ,
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