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The Equatorial Guinea sex scandal
EVEN by the standards of the absurd, the scandal that recently took place in Equatorial Guinea is astonishing. While public officials being enmeshed in scandals has become almost routine, the story in the Central African country is so decidedly...

Baltasar Engonga dismissed as Equatorial Guinea Financial Investigation Agency DG, First Lady reacts
The government of Equatorial Guinea has dismissed Baltasar Ebang Engonga as Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) after widely circulated sex videos involving him and numerous women surfaced online. Earlier,...

Baltasar Engonga: Equatorial Guinea sacks ANIF DG over sextape, First Lady reacts
The government of Equatorial Guinea has sacked the Director General of its National Financial Investigation Agency, ANIF, Baltasar Ebang Engonga. Engonga was sacked after about 400 tapes with explicit content of his rendevous with high-profile...

Baltasar Engonga videos: Equatorial Guinea takes fresh action over leaked viral tapes
The government of Equatorial Guinea has sacked the Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), Baltasar Ebang Engonga. Engonga was dismissed after about 400 sex tapes featuring him and several women were discovered...

Trump meets presidents of 5 African nations in bid to boost trade
July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday met the presidents of five African nations -- Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon -- in what the White House describes as a push to deepen trade, including that involving...

Baltasar Engonga: Fresh update emerges over leaked tapes of Equatorial Guinea official
The Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency, in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested amid a major scandal involving over 400 recorded private tapes. Engonga, a 54-year-old economist, reportedly filmed...

Sex tape: Equatorial Guinea to install surveillance cameras in offices
The Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Teddy Nguema, has announced plans to install surveillance cameras in all state body offices. This sweeping measure is part of an ongoing effort to ensure strict adherence to public service laws and combat...

Randy Equatorial Guinea Official Nabbed For Possessing Over 400 Sextapes Of VIPs
Posted by African Examiner African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, West Africa Monday, November 4th, 2024 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar...
Top Official Arrested In Equatorial Guinea With Over 400 Sex Tapes He Had With President’s Sister, Other Notable Women
Baltasar Engonga, the Director-General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, has been arrested for allegedly having extramarital relationships with the sister of the country’s president and the wives of notable...

ICYMI: Equatorial Guinea official arrested over 400 sextapes with VIPs' wives, sisters
The Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sextapes of the wives of notable people in the country. The scandal emerged in the course of a...

Natural Disaster Statistics 2024 – By Type, Country, Death Toll, Region, World Risk Index and Safety Measures
Natural Disaster Statistics 2024 – By Type, Country, Death Toll, Region, World Risk Index and Safety Measures August 18, 2024 — Introduction There has been a tremendous increase in natural disasters worldwide in the last two decades, along with...

Scandal Erupts As Equatorial Guinea Official Arrested Over Sex Tape With Nation’s Elite
The scandal surfaced during a fraud investigation targeting the 54-year-old economist, leading ANIF officials to conduct an unannounced search of his home and office. During the search, investigators reportedly uncovered numerous CDs, which...

African Energy Chamber (AEC) Commends Trident Energy On Successful C-45 Infill Well Production, A Major Step Forward For Equatorial Guinea’S Oil & Gas Sector
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Oil and gas independent Trident energy has announced the successful production of the C-45 infill well, yielding over 5,000 barrels per day and aligning with pre-drill expectations. As the voice of the African...

African Energy Chamber (AEC) Commends Trident Energy on Successful C-45 Infill Well Production, A Major Step Forward for Equatorial Guinea’s Oil & Gas Sector
Oil and gas independent Trident Energy has announced the successful production of the C-45 infill well, yielding over 5,000 barrels per day and aligning with pre-drill expectations. As the voice of the African energy sector, the African Energy...

Flanking tactics
Don’t look now, but if we’re not careful, we could find ourselves legally outflanked over the West Philippine Sea. In a move widely reported abroad on May 30 but which merited just minor, bottom-page treatment in the “World” pages of two local...

Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria Sign Gulf of Guinea Gas Pipeline Agreement, Signaling New Era of Bilateral Cooperation
In a move set to strengthen bilateral cooperation in West Africa, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria have signed an agreement for the construction of the Gulf of Guinea Gas Pipeline Project. A joint regional pipeline development, the project will...

Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria sign Gulf of Guinea gas pipeline agreement
In a move set to strengthen bilateral cooperation in West Africa, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria have signed an agreement for the construction of the Gulf of Guinea Gas Pipeline Project. A joint regional pipeline development, the project will...

Dangote Refinery Sourced 53% Local Crude in June, Aims for 100% by December
Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) expects Africa’s biggest refinery to rely totally on Nigerian crude by the end of the year, a move that would replace hundreds of thousands of barrels a day of imported oil, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The plant...

Hungary strengthens ties with Equatorial Guinea during first-ever ministerial visit
Hungary and Equatorial Guinea are launching cooperation in the economy, energy, water management, and education, with relations based on mutual respect, the foreign minister said after meeting counterpart Simeon Oyono Esono Angue in Malabo on...

Equatorial Coca-Cola to acquire Voltic Ghana, expand West Africa presence
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company production plant Accra, Ghana | THE INDEPENDENT | Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company has reached an agreement to acquire Voltic (GH) Limited and West African Refreshments Limited from Coca-Cola Beverages...