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The Latest Breaking News from Equatorial Guinea

What is Marburg virus and should we be worried?

An epidemic outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, was confirmed this week, the first time the virus has occurred there. At least 16 cases have been detected, and nine deaths.

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First outbreak of Marburg virus confirmed in Equatorial Guinea, WHO says

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WHO intensifies surveillance in E Guinea after Marburg outbreak

The country officially declared its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease on Monday.

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Cameroon detects two suspected cases of Marburg virus near Eq. Guinea

Cameroonian authorities detected two suspected cases of Marburg disease on Monday in Olamze, a commune on the border with Equatorial Guinea, the public health delegate for the region, Robert Mathurin Bidjang, said on Tuesday.

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Deadly Marburg virus kills nine people in fresh outbreak - and there's no cure

The killer Marburg virus, which has a mortality rate of up to 88%, has been identified in Equatorial Guinea who are struggling to contain the deadly outbreak

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WHO to hold emergency meeting on E.Guinea Marburg outbreak

Geneva (AFP) - The UN health agency said it would hold an emergency meeting Tuesday after at least nine people in Equatorial Guinea died from Marburg haemorrhagic fever, a cousin of the Ebola virus.

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WHO says Equatorial Guinea confirms 1st outbreak of Marburg

The World Health Organization says Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease, saying the Ebola-related virus is responsible for at least nine deaths in the tiny Western African country

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Equatorial Guinea confirms country's first Marburg virus disease outbreak -WHO

Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious and deadly disease similar to Ebola, following the deaths of at least nine people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

Reuters

Equatorial Guinea appoints its first female prime minister

Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema on Tuesday appointed his vice-minister of education, Manuela Roka Botey, as prime minister, the first time a woman has held the role in the West African country.

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Lebanon, South Sudan Lose UN Voting Rights Over Dues

Venezuela, Lebanon and South Sudan are in arrears on paying dues to the United Nations’ operating budget and are among six nations that have lost their voting rights in the 193-member General Assembly, the UN chief said in a letter circulated Thursday. Also losing voting rights are Dominica, Equatorial Guinea…

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Son of Equatorial Guinea's ruler held for graft: state TV

Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) (AFP) - One of the sons of Equatorial Guinea's veteran ruler has been arrested on suspicion of illegally selling a plane owned by the national airline, state TV said Tuesday.

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U.S. has 'serious doubts' about announced results in Equatorial Guinea election

The United States on Tuesday said it has "serious doubts about the credibility of the announced results" in elections in Equatorial Guinea this month and called on authorities to work with all stakeholders to address allegations of voter fraud.

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Obiang confirmed for sixth term as president of Equatorial Guinea

In Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has been re-elected to a sixth term as president with 94.9 percent of the votes cast, election officials announced on Saturday, putting turnout at 98 percent.

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Teodoro Obiang, Equatorial Guinea's iron-fisted ruler

Libreville (AFP) - Confirmed for a sixth term as president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has ruled oil-rich Equatorial Guinea since August 1979, overseeing a regime notorious for crushing dissent and fearing coups.

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Obiang wins sixth term as E.Guinea ruler

Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) (AFP) - Equatorial Guinea's ruler Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has been re-elected to a sixth term as president with 94.9 percent of the votes cast, election officials announced on Saturday, putting turnout for the vote at 98 percent.

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Equatorial Guinea's poor lose hope in promised social housing

Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) (AFP) - Brand new homes intended for Equatorial Guinea's lower-income families have cropped up across the capital Malabo, but shanty town residents say they are going to the middle class and wealthy instead.

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Equatorial Guinea president wins re-election, VP says on Twitter

Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has won re-election with 95% of the Nov. 20 vote and his party took all the senate and parliament seats, his son Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue said on Twitter on Saturday.

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World's longest-standing president on course to extend 43-year rule

Equatorial Guinea's veteran ruler Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has taken the lead in the west African country's presidential race, according to provisional results released by the interior ministry on Monday.

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Equatorial Guinea ruling party wins 99% of votes in early results

Eighty-year-old President Obiang, the world’s longest-ruling head of state, is seeking to extend his 43 years in office.

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Equatorial Guinea ruling party wins 99% of votes - early election results

Preliminary election results released by Equatorial Guinea's government on Monday showed the ruling party winning over 99% of votes counted so far in presidential, legislative, and municipal elections held on Sunday.

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Equatorial Guinea leader poised to extend 43 years in power

Africa's longest-serving president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, is expected to extend his rule in the oil-rich country

AFP

Equatorial Guinea votes with veteran ruler set for sixth term

Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) (AFP) - Equatorial Guinea voted on Sunday, with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo all-but certain of winning a record sixth term in a country with next to no opposition.

Reuters

World's longest-ruling leader holds vote to extend rule of tiny African state

The world's longest-ruling leader, President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea, staged a vote on Sunday to extend his 43-year-rule of a tiny, authoritarian African state where once plentiful oil wealth has been in a rapid decline.

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World's longest-serving president seeks yet another term in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guineans go to the polls on Sunday as President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the world’s longest-serving president, looks for another mandate in a country considered one of the most repressive in the world.

Reuters

International Court of Justice says Equatorial Guinea starts proceedings against France

Equatorial Guinea has started proceedings against France at the International Court of Justice, said the Dutch-based court body on Friday, adding it related to charges that France had not followed up its obligations over fighting corruption.

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