Clashes were reported in Equatorial Guinea near the border with Cameroon on Wednesday, shortly after the West African state said it had thwarted a coup against President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Africa's longest-serving leader.
Government troops had shot dead a "mercenary" and "used gunfire to disperse them in the forests along the border", state television TVGE said, without specifying how manyRead more
The president of Equatorial Guinea said a war is being organised against his regime, days after a government official warned of a "destabilisation attempt".
A "war" is being prepared "because they say I have spent a lot of time in power," President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said Saturday, without saying who he was referring to.
On Wednesday neighbouring Cameroon arrested a group of nearly 40Read more
When Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos steps down and his successor is chosen in Wednesday's elections, it will bring to an end a 38-year reign dominated by his unrelenting authoritarian style.
Though seldom seen in public, he has been a looming presence in daily life for as long as most Angolans can remember, maintaining fierce control over the countryRead more
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud received here Sunday at Al-Yamamah Palace President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
The two sides held official talks on means of boosting bilateral relations in various fields.
The talks were attended by Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh region Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz,Read more