Equatorial Guinea
President Obiang's strategic game of ambassadorial musical chairs

Equatorial Guinea
Ambassador to Paris victim of seizure of 42 Avenue Foch property

At the heart of a long-running legal dispute, the building in the French capital has finally been appropriated by the French authorities. On the same day, Malabo fired its Paris ambassador.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, Laurent Gbagbo, Teodoro Obiang Nguema

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Congo The stranger in Sassou's Italy-Africa summit delegation

DRC Tshisekedi clan annoyed by cousin Tony Kanku

Ivory Coast Gbagbo pays discreet visit to Paris

Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang's new ambassador to be accredited at last

Equatorial Guinea
Cypriot creditor sets sights on Malabo's Parisian real estate

A French court has confirmed the seizure of three buildings belonging to Equatorial Guinea on behalf of Chantway Trading. The property targeted by the Cyprus-based company owned by a Russian businesswoman, includes 42 Avenue Foch, which houses the Equatorial Guinean embassy.

Equatorial Guinea, France
Paris attempts to break deadlock in Malabo over luxury mansion

France's top Africa diplomat Christophe Bigot has just returned from a short trip to Malabo, where he met Teodoro Obiang Nguema in the hope of resolving the ongoing dispute over a Paris building currently occupied by the embassy of Equatorial Guinea which has been seized by the French state.

Equatorial Guinea
Teodorin delights in his Christmas bonanza

On 2 January, Equatorial Guinean Vice President Teodorin Obiang posted a series of videos on social media showing him opening some of the Christmas presents he received from foreign companies and diplomats. Chocolates, luxury clothing and bottles of wine were among the exhibits.

Equatorial Guinea
Malabo's ambassador to Paris set to move to Brussels (and vice versa)

After eight years representing Equatorial Guinea in France, where the "ill-gotten gains" saga took up much of his time, Miguel Oyono Ndong Mifumu is soon due to head up his country's embassy in Belgium.