Posts tagged Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea is receiving a lot of flak on social media for its controversial rule banning pregnant school girls from continuing with their studies. The school girls are expected to take pregnancy tests before enrolment, and the Ministry of Education says the special measure was necessitated by the high numbers of teenage pregnancy. The ministry says the new rule is meant to encourage schoolgirls to protect themselves against unwanted pregnancies but social media users believe the rule is discriminatory and should be removed.

Equatorial Guinea today celebrates its independence from Spanish rule, attained on 12 October 1968. Happy Independence Day to all our brothers and sisters in Equatorial Guinea and those around the world. On its 48th anniversary, we look at 10 facts which give a snapshot of the country.

As the race for African Union Commission chairperson heats up, writer Rebecca Rwakabukoza looks at the candidates and their campaigns.

Africa’s longest serving leader and the world’s longest-serving president Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang’ Nguema has named his son Teodoro ‘Teodorin’ Obiang’ Mangue as the country’s vice-president. What do you think of President Obiang’s decision to appoint his son as VP?

A slew of African countries face upcoming presidential elections, but much still needs to be done to ensure a credible process.

Without significant anti-corruption measures on national, continental and international levels, African states will continually expose themselves to the risks of corruption and illicit financial flows. Effectively tackling corruption will certainly increase the developmental prospects for African states, and is as important as stopping the IFFs that continue to thrive on the continent

The African Union (AU) has been proclaiming its independence since its birth, as the Organisation of African Unity, in 1963. Yet, even as it was shaking its one collective fist at meddling neo-imperialists and the like, the AU was taking their money with the other

Today the footballing world turns its gaze on Equatorial Guinea in anticipation of the commencement of the Africa Cup of Nations 2015 tournament

The attempt by dissidents to overthrow Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on 30 December recalled another abortive putsch 10 years ago; the so-called Wonga Coup against Equatorial Guinea’s equally nasty President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

Following the tumult that resulted in the end of Blaise Compaoré’s 27-year tenure as President of Burkina Faso, we take a look at some of Africa’s longest serving leaders who after revolutions and and coups, still remain in power