Equatorial Guinea
Vice president Teodorin Obiang's clique gains ground in reshuffle

Equatorial Guinea
Presidential Boeing temporarily seized in Rome

An Equatorial Guinean presidential plane was seized in Rome in August by a maintenance company claiming unpaid bills from the national airline Ceiba. The Italian courts ordered the seizure to be lifted within a few days.

Africa
Equatorial Guinea's ex-minister Gabriel Obiang Lima front runner in race for APPO helm

Several candidates are vying for the post of secretary-general of the African Petroleum Producers' Organization. Lima, one of the sons of the Equatorial Guinean president, currently leads the pack of possible successors to Nigerian national Omar Farouk Ibrahim.

Equatorial Guinea
Teodorin Obiang reinforces his control over the oil sector

Teresa Isabel Nnang Avomo, director of the oil company GEPetrol since February 2023, was replaced on 25 October. The change was prompted by the vice-president's desire to weaken oil minister, Antonio Oburu Ondo.

Palace Intrigues
Joseph Kabila, Félix Tshisekedi, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Patrice Talon

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

DRC Kabila closely watched by Tshisekedi's men

Equatorial Guinea President Obiang's aide absent from Asian tour

Benin Talon faces off with head of protocol

Morocco French ministers pull out of Paris Peace Forum in Benguerir

Equatorial Guinea
Finance ministry accuses Ruslan Obiang of corruption in Ceiba affair

Ruslan Obiang, one of the president's sons, has been referred to the attorney general in connection with the sale of an aircraft belonging to the national airline, Ceiba. The shadow of his half-brother Teodorin Obiang looms large over the affair.