Equatorial Guinea

Granta names world’s best young Spanish-language writers

List celebrating authors under-35 includes Cubans for first time and more authors of colour

Sam Jones in Madrid

07, Apr, 2021 @6:47 PM

Young Africa: new wave of politicians challenges old guard

Bobi Wine’s return to Uganda highlights potential leaders testing ageing, entrenched power across the continent

Jason Burke Africa correspondent

21, Sep, 2018 @4:00 AM

I met Brexiter Steve Baker in Equatorial Guinea. His plan there was just as daft | Ian Birrell

This key member of the hardline European Research Group has previous in being led by ideology rather than insight, says Ian Birrell

Ian Birrell

12, Sep, 2018 @2:33 PM

Equatorial Guinea goes to UN over French case against president's son

Vice-president Teodorin Obiang given suspended sentence for corruption and embezzlement

Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent

19, Feb, 2018 @2:31 PM

Equatorial Guinea says it will protect former Gambian leader

The former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh is living in exile in Equatorial Guinea

Ruth Maclean in Dakar and AFP

27, Jan, 2018 @5:49 PM

Neil Gaiman and Ai Weiwei join major names writing to jailed authors

Marking PEN International’s Day of the Imprisoned Writer, authors and artists have written letters of hope and solidarity to colleagues in prison

Alison Flood

15, Nov, 2017 @3:21 PM

Son of Equatorial Guinea president has €107m mansion raided in corruption case

Teodorin Obiang given suspended sentence in France for plundering public money to fund jet-set lifestyle in Paris

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

27, Oct, 2017 @3:45 PM

Fifa cries foul over Equatorial Guinea’s 10 ineligible Brazilians

Fifa has expelled Equatorial Guinea from the 2019 Women’s World Cup for using fake documents and selecting 10 ineligible players in their Olympic team

Guardian sport

05, Oct, 2017 @6:20 PM

The old liberal order is on its knees – I’ll miss it when it’s gone | Nick Cohen

Putting kleptocrats like Teodorin Obiang on trial harks back to a time when we valued justice but the future looks less encouraging

Nick Cohen

01, Jul, 2017 @11:05 PM

Former mercenary Simon Mann reveals thriller he wrote in jail

He spent seven years in prison after a failed coup in Equatorial New Guinea. Now the ex-SAS officer has turned to writing

Vanessa Thorpe

13, May, 2017 @11:03 PM

Campaigners fear Trump resolution could hit coffers of poor countries

Move would sweep away regulations designed to prevent US extraction firms from making secret payments to access natural resources abroad

Ben Quinn

09, Feb, 2017 @3:11 PM

French trial reveals vast wealth of Equatorial Guinean president's son

Teodorin Obiang, accused of plundering $115m, owns luxury properties, yachts, cars – and Michael Jackson’s crystal glove