Equatorial Guinea

US opens door to corrupt leaders for oil

Published Date: 22 November 2009 AMERICA stands accused of turning a blind eye to corrupt foreign officials receiving United States' visas. Critics point to the case of Teodoro Nguema Obiang, 38, the forest and agriculture...

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Dog of war Simon Mann paid £400k in wonga to buy his way out of jail, claims coup plotter

By Barbara Jones In Pretoria It was an extraordinary scene. British mercenary Simon Mann was deep in conversation with his chief prosecutor, the Attorney General of Equatorial Guinea, the man who had brought him to justice for...

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'The rats tried to eat us'

Julian Rademeyer Johannesburg - Niek du Toit's wrists still bear the scars of the handcuffs that were so tightly fastened they cut to the bone. First six weeks “The first six weeks were the worst,â€_ Du Toit said in an...

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40,000 tickets sold for match, according to MLS

As of late Friday, 40,000 tickets had been sold to MLS Cup 2009 at Qwest Field in Seattle. Some tickets are still available for purchase. Seattle Sounders FC, the host club, set an MLS record by averaging more than 30,000 fans...

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Of Twitter, Plagiarism and Online Journalism

Posted by Zach Lowe As online journalists, we bristle when people think the standards for Web stories are lower than for those in print. In the first, the Journal Inquirer of Manchester, a family-owned paper based outside of...

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Africa: Opacity Blamed for Bad Oil Deals in Africa

Campaigners from fifty countries from around the world meeting in Montreal, Canada to strategise on pushing further the frontiers of transparency in oil, gas, and mining industries, have blamed opacity in oil and mineral...

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Firm Vice Chairman Uses Twitter to Strike Back at NYT Reporter for Story on Client

Cassidy & Associates vice chairman Gregg Hartley didn't like a critical New York Times story on one of the firm's biggest clients, Equatorial Guinea. So he's hitting back against the reporter using an unusual vehicle: his...

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India 135 in FIFA rankings

jumped three places to 135th in the latest FIFA [ Images ] rankings. With 163 points to its credit, India shares the 135th spot with Myanmar and Equatorial Guinea. India remains at 23rd among Asia countries behind Myanmar and...

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Wojtaszczyk Joins Bisso Marine

Bisso Marine announced the addition of Andy Wojtaszczyk. Wojtaszczyk joins the company as Subsea Services project manager, managing saturation diving and ROV operations.Prior to joining Bisso Marine, Wojtaszczyk served as ROV...

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The Danger For Ghana In Oil

Oxford Analytica, 11.19.09, 06:00 AM EST Can the country avoid the pitfalls other African nations have faced? Although the deleterious effects of oil wealth in such countries as Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria are...

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Bioko Norte , Litoral