Equatorial Guinea News

Madaraka Day Celebrates independence in 1964. Celebrated in: Kenya 1 National Holiday of Tunisia Celebrated in: Tunisia 3 Martyr's Day Celebrated in: Uganda 4 Mouloud Birth of the Prophet Mohammed.

J.J.: Interesting talk there with Jason Riley. I thought some of his answers were a bit odd, though.

The international community continues to offer condolences and aid for China following the deadly earthquake that rocked the country's southwestern Sichuan province on May 12.

Aid for China's quake-ravaged regions continued to pour in Sunday and Monday, with several more countries extending assistance.

Charles Black, John McCain's chief political strategist: Made a fortune of blood money McCain adviser Charles Black and his lobbying partners have represented some of the world's most notorious leaders.

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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will receive the credentials of one new High Commissioner and four new Ambassadors in the Reception Room at Rideau Hall on ...

“The economy is really booming. The money is circulating. Like for us, there is no money in my country”

Young West and Central African nationals are being attracted to oil-rich, lightly-populated Equatorial Guinea, leaving their home countries where they say economic opportunities are non-existent. But once they ... via Voice of America

“We are proud to be recognized by ENR as the top U.S. construction company”

Bechtel has been named the top U.S. contractor for the tenth straight year by Engineering News-Record , a leading U.S. trade publication for the construction industry. via Market Wire

“Many people died because they received letters from their families in Spain”

' Donato Ndongo can't go home. He hasn't seen his country since 1994, and no one knows if he will again. via Columbia Missourian

Lawyers in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea say they struggle to make their government uphold human rights, in a country often described as one of the worst abusers of basic freedoms on the continent. via Voice of America

Cyclone Nargis, which devastated Myanmar Saturday, has claimed at least 22,500 people, reminding the world of the 2004 Asian tsunami and putting the disaster far ahead of America's Hurricane Katrina in the ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“According to first partial official results, the president's [party] won 100 percent of the vote in some constituencies in the election to parliament.”

The situation in Zimbabwe is an outrage and I can understand why the Bush Administration, and the entire Western world, is appalled by President Robert Mugabe's anti-democratic depredations. via Harper's Magazine

“It's like an electronic family reunion”

When the paper trail that Raymond A. Winbush followed in search of his African roots ended at a slaveholding Kentucky plantation, he turned to a combination of modern technologies: genetic testing and online ... via Los Angeles Times

Parliamentary and local elections held on Sunday in Equatorial are expected to be won by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema. via Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

“Tadmor military prison [is] infamous throughout Syria for the extremely brutal abuses. . . gross human rights abuses have occurred at Tadmor military prison since the early 1980s, from deaths under torture to summary executions on a massive scale.”

The ten most notorious jails in the world The past week has been full of complaints that British prisons are too cushy. via Times Online

Be careful when you start going out on a limb for mercenaries who start wars for "fun" and get paid in "pots of diamonds." You're liable to get your heart handed to you. via Wired News

“For every step forward in press freedom last year there were two steps back”

Worldwide, the environment for journalists grew more hostile last year, extending a six-year downturn, researchers reported Tuesday. via Inside Bay Area

“It's social networking with a real purpose”

When the paper trail that Raymond A. Winbush followed in search of his African roots ended at a slave-holding Kentucky plantation, he turned to a combination of modern technologies: genetic testing and online ... via The Detroit News

Foreign correspondents learn a lot of stuff with limited use in real life, like the difference in pitch between incoming and outgoing fire, or where Equatorial Guinea is. via Epicurious.com