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Equatorial Guinea: African Development Bank approves €73.27 million loan for youth employment and skills development
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a €73.27 million loan to Equatorial Guinea for the first phase of the country’s Human Capital Development Project in Support of Economic and Social Inclusion...

AfDB approves €73.27m loan to boost youth employment, skills in Equatorial Guinea
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a €73.27 million loan to Equatorial Guinea to finance the first phase of the country’s Human Capital Development Project in Support of Economic and Social Inclusion (PARCH 1). The five-year...

AfDB Approves €73.27 million Loan to Power Equatorial Guinea Youth Employment
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a €73.27 million loan to Equatorial Guinea for the first phase of the country’s Human Capital Development Project in Support of Economic and Social Inclusion (PARCH...
Cuba and Equatorial Guinea reassert willingness to strengthen ties
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 28 (ACN) José Ángel Portal Miranda, Cuban Minister of Public Health, and Mitoha Ondoo Ayekaba, Minister of Health, Social Welfare and Health Infrastructure of Equatorial Guinea, reaffirmed their commitment to increase cooperation...

Switzerland returns CHF22 million to Equatorial Guinea
The money will be dedicated to a health cooperation programme. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence....

Trans Africa Campaign calls for visa-free travel across the continent
A journey of 40 000 kilometres is underway to reshape the future of travel in Africa. The Trans Africa Tourism and Unity Campaign is more than a road trip, it’s a call for open borders across the continent and a vision for seamless African travel....

The Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking countries gets underway
Macao is set to come alive with a spectacular display of culture as the 17th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries gets underway over the coming weeks. The event kicked off on 26 September and runs through to 18 November 2025....

17th China-PSCs Cultural Week opens
The 17th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs) was officially inaugurated last night at the Legend Boulevard in Fisherman’s Wharf, aiming to promote cultural exchange activities between the nation and the world’s nine...

Equatorial Guinea President’s son sells off national airline, convicted for fraud
…earlier placed under house arrest on the order of half-brother *Court convicts Obiang Nsue, 50, a former director of national carrier Ceiba Intercontinental of selling the ATR 72-500 plane to a Spanish company, pocketing cash *Convicted felon...

These countries require a 6-month passport validity for travellers
The rules are in place so that foreign travellers do not stay beyond the period specified on their visas, unintentionally due to sudden passport expiration. Sudden expiration results in unnecessary complications if they get stranded in a foreign...

Nigeria @ 65: Still flying on clipped wings
By Chinelo Obogo [email protected] After 65 years of independence, experts are unanimous in their submission that the Nigerian aviation sector should have soared far above the altitude it currently is. According to them, the nation, by now, should...

Equatorial Guinea cuts off internet for Annobón island residents who protested construction company
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company, they didn’t expect the swift end to their...

Equatorial Guinea’s repression of island protesters includes internet outage — for a year and counting
LAGOS, Nigeria — When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July of last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company, they didn’t expect the swift end to their...

Equatorial Guinea cuts internet access to island after protests about construction
LAGOS, Nigeria — When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company, they didn’t expect the swift end to their...

Equatorial Guinea enforces yearlong net outage for island that protested construction firm
A man paddles a canoe in Annobón Island, Equatorial Guinea on June 12, 2022. (AP) LAGOS, Nigeria, Sept 14, (AP): When residents of Equatorial Guinea's Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the...

Residents of Annobón island in Equatorial Guinea have faced severe internet outages since complaining about dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company.
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company, they didn’t expect the swift end to their...

Ras Mubarak: Ghana can learn from Equatorial Guinea’s balanced dev’t approach
Former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, has urged African countries, including Ghana, to rethink their governance and development models by learning from innovative practices across the continent. Mr. Mubarak, who is currently on a...

ICJ backs France in Equatorial Guinea mansion row
The top UN court on Friday backed France in a long-running dispute with Equatorial Guinea over a multi-million-euro Paris mansion seized during a corruption probe into the country's vice-president. Equatorial Guinea had asked the International...

World AFP ICJ backs France in Equatorial Guinea mansion row
The top UN court on Friday backed France in a long-running dispute with Equatorial Guinea over a multi-million-euro Paris mansion seized during a corruption probe into the country's vice-president. Equatorial Guinea had asked the International...

Amid corruption probe: ICJ backs France in Equatorial Guinea mansion row
The top UN court on Friday backed France in a long-running dispute with Equatorial Guinea over a multi-million-euro Paris mansion seized during a corruption probe into the country's vice-president. Equatorial Guinea had asked the International...