http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Equatorial_GuineaFind stories, videos, and photos about Equatorial Guinea from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:01:44 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Equatorial_Guinea14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Equatorial Guinea from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/03/guinea.coup.pardon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/03/guinea.coup.pardon/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish mercenary Simon Mann, jailed last year for his part in plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea, has been granted a presidential pardon, the country's Information Ministry said Tuesday.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/07/mann.coup/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/07/mann.coup/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish mercenary Simon Mann has been jailed for 34 years for his part in plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea.Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/20/mann.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/20/mann.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish mercenary Simon Mann faced a possible verdict Friday in his trial on charges of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea -- a plot which Mann has testified was financed and planned by others.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/19/mann.thatcher/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/19/mann.thatcher/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe trial of British mercenary Simon Mann continued Thursday, a day after Mann implicated former friend Mark Thatcher in the alleged plot to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/17/mann.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/17/mann.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British mercenary accused of plotting to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea went on trial Tuesday in the country's capital, Malabo.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/16/spain.equitorial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/16/spain.equitorial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Spanish judge Wednesday ordered Equatorial Guinea opposition leader Severo Moto held in jail on suspicion of arms trafficking, according to a copy of the court order viewed by CNN.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/15/guinea.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/15/guinea.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpanish police have arrested Equatorial Guinea opposition leader Severo Moto on suspicion of links to arms trafficking, a National Court spokeswoman told CNN on Tuesday.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/12/spain.equitorial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/12/spain.equitorial/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpain's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a request to grant political refugee status to Equatorial Guinea opposition leader Severo Moto.Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/06/mann.guinea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/06/mann.guinea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe wife of a British mercenary accused of plotting to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea has asked the west African country to let him go.Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:49:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1632276,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1632276,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Bush administration on Tuesday added seven nations, including several key U.S. allies in the Middle East, to its human trafficking blacklistWed, 13 Jun 2007 14:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/09/04/africa.angola/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/09/04/africa.angola/index.htmlAngola have won the right to host the 2010 African Nations Cup finals, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have announced.Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/11/commentary/streetlife/streetlife/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/11/commentary/streetlife/streetlife/index.htmCopper topping $8,000 a ton? Just a few years ago the metal ranged from $1,300 to $3,000 a ton. Demand from China plus hedge fund speculators equals crazy prices. It now costs 1.23 cents to make a penny. This shall not stand.Thu, 11 May 2006 12:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/05/15/mercenaries.reut/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/05/15/mercenaries.reut/index.htmlZimbabwe has freed 62 men linked to a plot to overthrow the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea that also implicated the son of Britain's former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.Sun, 15 May 2005 17:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/27/news/newsmakers/riggs_plea/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/27/news/newsmakers/riggs_plea/index.htmRiggs Bank, a historic Washington financial institution, pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge of failing to report to regulators suspicious transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars involving foreign diplomats and governments.Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/01/13/safrica.thatcher/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/01/13/safrica.thatcher/index.htmlMark Thatcher has left South Africa after pleading guilty to unwittingly bankrolling an alleged coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea in a plea bargain deal that allows him to avoid jail.Thu, 13 Jan 2005 10:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/09/20/381156/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/09/20/381156/index.htmEven by the colorful standards of British scandals, the arrest in late August of Mark Thatcher, son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, was explosive news. The 51-year-old former racecar d...Mon, 20 Sep 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/09/10/zimbabwe.mercenaries/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/09/10/zimbabwe.mercenaries/index.htmlA court in Zimbabwe has sentenced a British man accused of leading a group of mercenaries plotting to topple the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea to seven years in jail.Fri, 10 Sep 2004 10:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/09/01/equatorial.thatcher/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/09/01/equatorial.thatcher/index.htmlFormer British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher has posted bail for her son Sir Mark, who is accused of helping to fund an alleged coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.Wed, 01 Sep 2004 12:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/08/28/equatorial.thatcher/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/08/28/equatorial.thatcher/index.htmlEquatorial Guinea said Saturday it had requested international arrest warrants for Mark Thatcher, son of the former British prime minister, and other Britons implicated in an alleged coup plot for this oil-rich African nation.Sat, 28 Aug 2004 11:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/08/27/zimbabwe.mercenaries/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/08/27/zimbabwe.mercenaries/index.htmlA court in Zimbabwe has found a Briton alleged to be the leader of 70 men accused of plotting to topple the government of the oil-rich West African country of Equatorial Guinea guilty of weapons offenses.Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/08/26/thatcher.arrest/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/08/26/thatcher.arrest/index.htmlMark Thatcher, the son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, has been arrested and charged in South Africa with the financing of an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/07/28/zimbabwe.mercenaries/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/07/28/zimbabwe.mercenaries/index.htmlA man accused by Zimbabwe of leading 70 suspected mercenaries has pleaded guilty to attempting to possess dangerous weapons, according to news reports.Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/07/21/zimbabwe.mercenaries/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/07/21/zimbabwe.mercenaries/index.htmlThe trial in Zimbabwe of 70 men accused of being mercenaries plotting to oust the government of Equatorial Guinea has been postponed for a day to give lawyers more time to prepare their case.Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/03/11/zimbabwe.plane/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/03/11/zimbabwe.plane/index.htmlIn the multinational effort that may have averted a coup attempt in Equatorial Africa, South Africa alerted Zimbabwe that a planeload of 64 "suspected mercenaries" was to land in Harare, sources close to the investigation said Thursday.Thu, 11 Mar 2004 12:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/03/10/zimbabwe.plane/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/03/10/zimbabwe.plane/index.htmlZimbabwe has accused U.S., British and Spanish spy agencies of helping suspected mercenaries detained in Harare to overthrow Equatorial Guinea's government.Wed, 10 Mar 2004 10:33:00 EST