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...

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...

Banned from the US: The voices missing at New York Climate Week

Lina Yassin is a Sudanese climate policy researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). As New York Climate Week approaches, excitement is building. It is, after all, a crucial moment to generate momentum toward...

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...

ICJ to rule on France-Equatorial Guinea mansion row

The top UN court will rule Friday in a long-running dispute between France and Equatorial Guinea over a multi-million-euro Paris mansion seized during a corruption probe into the country's vice-president. Equatorial Guinea has asked the...

Camair-Co to Launch Flights to Kinshasa, Lagos, Abuja and Malabo, With Eyes on Paris

(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s national airline, Camair-Co, is taking the next step in its recovery plan. After re-establishing regional routes to Libreville, N'Djamena, Bangui, Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Cotonou, the state-owned carrier...

Equatorial Guinea president to join global energy leaders at AEInvest 2025 in New York

Africa THE President of Equatorial Guinea, His Excellency, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has confirmed that he will join other African Presidents, global energy leaders and investors at the inaugural Africa Energy Investment Summit...

GNPC Boss Appointed APPO Chairman

Kwame Ntow Amoah The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Kwame Ntow Amoah, has been appointed Chairman of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO). His appointment was formalised at the 7th APPO...

Africa Intelligence Brief News Roundup (September 15, 2025)

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Africa today was shaped by climate diplomacy, migration disputes, legal battles, natural disasters, and political transitions. In North Africa, Algeria reshuffled its government as Morocco faced scrutiny over quake recovery...

Portugal reinforces sound relations with China

Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro was the first foreign head of government to visit China following the September 3 commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression...

Africa: Understanding hidden lifeline of groundwater recharge

Groundwater recharge, the process by which rainfall infiltrates the ground and replenishes underground aquifers, is fundamental to water security. Across Africa, it is the backbone of drinking-water provision and is increasingly being sourced and...

Paris Agreement: 37 countries lag on climate reporting- UNFCC

Africa UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, has warned that 37 countries had yet to submit one or more mandatory reports under the Paris Agreement’s transparency framework, stressing that “no country can be left behind.” Speaking...

Oceanographic, environmental science summer school launched

AFRICA Universities in countries in the Gulf of Guinea, working with international partners, have launched the Gulf of Guinea Ocean Sciences Summer School dedicated to oceanographic and environmental studies for students and early-career...

GNPC CEO hopes to strengthen cooperation among Africa’s oil-producing nations

Kwame Ntow Amoah – GNPC CEO Mr Kwame Ntow Amoah, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), has expressed his desire to deepen cooperation among Africa’s oil-producing countries. This comes after he was appointed...

Biya to cling to power in Cameroon

Cameroon is bracing for contested elections as the entrenched president tightens control, touts economic growth and takes a hard line on security and political challenges. May 1985: Cameroonian president Paul Biya and his wife with Queen Elizabeth...

Namibian officers enhance skills in fight against wildlife trafficking

Staff Reporter FIVE Namibian law enforcement officers recently completed two weeks of advanced training at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Otse, Botswana. The training, facilitated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS),...