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Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Vatican News
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June 28, 2025
Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, in the Vatican on Saturday, who subsequently met with the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations,...
Top 10 African countries with the lowest IMF debt in June 2025
Business Insider Africa
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June 30, 2025
However, amidst this challenging economic landscape, a select group of African countries is beginning to reveal a distinct strategic advantage: those that have meticulously managed to maintain relatively low IMF debt profiles. The primary and most...
Letter to FIFA Re. Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup
Human Rights Watch
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July 2, 2025
July 1, 2025 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Gianni Infantino President Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA-Strasse 20, P.O. Box 8044 Zurich, Switzerland Re: Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026...
Free Frik and Peter: George engineer released after two years in Equatorial Guinea
George Herald
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June 26, 2025
Their relieved families confirmed their release on the evening of Saturday 21 June. Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham are home safely. The Minister of International Relations, Ronald Lamola, and the two men's family members, gave them a hero's...
Equatorial Guinea releases arbitrarily detained South Africa engineers
JURIST
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June 23, 2025
Engineers Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham returned home to South Africa on Sunday after serving more than two years in prison in Equatorial Guinea on seemingly arbitrary drug trafficking charges, according to a 2024 conclusion of the UN Working...
Baltasar Ebang Engonga sentenced to 18 years in prison
Zambian Observer
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July 3, 2025
Baltasar Ebang Engonga, the former Director-General of Equatorial Guinea’s National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), has been sentenced to 18 years in prison following a high-profile corruption trial. The verdict, delivered on June 30, 2025,...
SA engineers released from Equatorial Guinea jail after diplomatic push and presidential clemency
IOL
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Two South African engineers, Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, have returned home after spending more than two years in prison in Equatorial Guinea on what their families and government officials have described as trumped-up drug charges. The pair...
The global fallout of Trump’s travel bans
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders banning citizens of 12 countries, international students, and his threats to ban Nigeria and 35 other countries from travelling to the United States—whether anchored under the guise of national security,...
African Immigrants Feel Targeted by ICE, Despite Following Rules
L.A. Focus - California
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June 26, 2025
Get More of the Stories That Matter! Stay informed with the latest in politics, community news, entertainment, and more – delivered straight to your inbox Sign up now! African migrants say they are unfairly being targeted for detention and...
Ex-Equitorial Guinea anti- corruption chief with 800 s3x tapes faces 18-year jail term
Nigerian Eye
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July 3, 2025
The embattled former Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, is set to face 18 years imprisonment after he appeared in the Malabo court for his corruption trial. Engonga had been...
Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea Sign Deal to Advance Joint Natural Gas Pipeline Project
Pipeline Technology Journal
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June 24, 2025
Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea have signed a joint communiqué, moving closer to implementing the Gulf of Guinea Gas Pipeline (GOGGP) project treaty, which aims to bolster regional energy cooperation and economic development. The agreement,...
Harambee Stars coach McCarthy unveils CHAN squad
NTV Kenya
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Harambee Stars coach Benny McCarthy has announced a 30-man provisional squad that will compete in the delayed 2024 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN). The biennial competition reserved for players competing in their domestic leagues will be...
SBM Offshore engineers released from prison in Equatorial Guinea
Splash 247
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June 24, 2025
Two SBM Offshore engineers, detained for more than two years in Equatorial Guinea, have returned home over the weekend after receiving a presidential pardon. The two engineers, Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham of South Africa, were arrested in...
SA engineers freed from Equatorial Guinea jail after diplomatic push
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 24, 2025
South African engineers jailed on drug charges in Guinea have been released after diplomatic interventions and presidential clemency. The government’s behind-the-scenes diplomacy and engagements with the government of Guinea – including visits by...
Ex-E'Guinea anti-corruption chief with over 400 sextapes faces 18-year jail term
Punch
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July 3, 2025
The embattled former Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, is set to face 18 years imprisonment after he appeared in the Malabo court for his corruption trial. Engonga had been...
South African engineers released from Equatorial Guinea prison
Mail & Guardian
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June 23, 2025
Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham were jailed for more than two years after Vice-president Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue’s assets were seized in Cape Town South African engineers Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, detained for more than two years on...
SBM Offshore employees released from Equatorial Guinea prison
Upstream
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Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham were jailed in 2023 on charges that the United Nations described as 'arbitrary and illegal' Frik Potgieter (top) and Peter Huxham (wearing Chevron cap) arrive back in South Africa on 21 June 2025 after being...
Freed engineers held in Equatorial Guinea for two years begin journey to 'recovery'
IOL
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THE families of two South African engineers who were locked up in an Equatorial Guinea’s Mongomo Prison for two years have asked for privacy following the release of Frederik ‘Frik’ Potgieter, 53, and Peter Huxham, 55, at the weekend. The two were...
South Africa Welcomes Release of Citizens from Detention in Equatorial Guinea
South Africa Today
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June 23, 2025
The South African government has welcomed the release of two of its citizens, Peter Shane Huxham and Frederic Potgieter, from detention in Equatorial Guinea following a presidential pardon. The two engineers, who work in the oil and gas industry,...
Engineers Frik Potgieter, Peter Huxham released from detention in Equatorial Guinea
Engineering News
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South African engineers Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, who had been detained in Equatorial Guinea since February 9, 2023, have been released and are back in South Africa, their families confirmed on June 21. Their release follows a pardon from...