Equatorial Guinea is a tiny coastal country in West Africa, with a population of only half a million. Over the last decade it has become one of the biggest producers of oil in Africa and by some measures it has a higher GDP per capita than the UK, France and Germany. However, the majority of its people live in dire poverty; over half its population do not have access to safe water. The country is ruled by a small and repressive political clique centred around President Teodoro Obiang. The President, who won re-election in 2009 with 95 percent of the vote, uses the country’s oil wealth to enrich himself and his family, while violently suppressing opposition and ignoring the suffering of ordinary Equatoguineans.
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:16:20 +0000
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