2008-10-06
Poverty Rife in Africa's 'Kuwait'
Equatorial Guinea is one of the world's top 30 oil producers, according to its Ministry of Mines, but corruption watchdog group Global Witness says most in the country still live in poverty.2008-09-24
New Corruption Index Gives Region Mixed Report
Nine West African countries shot up while nine others sank lower in the 2008 Transparency International (TI) ranking of perceptions of corruption in 180 countries. 2008-09-18
Former UN Legal Chief to Mediate Dispute Between Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that he has appointed the recently departed legal chief of the United Nations as his Special Adviser and Mediator to assist in resolving the continuing maritime border dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. |