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Ruslan Obiang Nsue: Equatorial Guinea president’s son arrested over plane’s sale

BBC | Equatorial Guinea’s vice-president personally ordered the arrest of his half-brother over allegations he sold a plane owned by the state airline, a government statement says. Both the vice-president and his half-brother are sons of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. He is the world’s longest-serving president after 43 years …

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Création d’une bourse du cacao en Afrique: de nombreux défis restent à relever

RFI | Lors d’une session extraordinaire de l’Organisation internationale du cacao, qui s’est tenue le 8 décembre à Montpellier, producteurs et acheteurs se sont mis d’accord pour lancer des études sur la possibilité de créer une bourse du cacao en Afrique. Aujourd’hui, les cours du cacao sont décidés à Londres ou …

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Sadio Mane expected to miss FIFA World Cup 2022 after Bayern Munich injury, per report

CBS | 30-year-old forced off with tendon issue vs. Werder Bremen on Tuesday and will be out for weeks Senegal’s FIFA World Cup hopes might have been dealt a hammer blow with L’Equipe reporting that star man Sadio Mane will miss the tournament in Qatar through injury. According to the …

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Closure of Equatorial Guinea’s borders impacts Cameroonian traders | + video

Africanews | Cameroonian traders living on the border with Equatorial Guinea are “suffering a lot” since the closure of Equatorial-Guinean land borders in preparation for the presidential campaign that will begin on November 3 in this small Central African country. On October 25, Vice President Teodorin Nguema Obiang justified this …

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