Equatorial Guinea (Vol 15, 2018)
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The year was marked by apparent fissures in a once-ironclad regime buoyed by oil rents and obstinate political repression. The alleged coup attempt of late December 2017 allowed the ruling Essangui clan of Mongomo, with president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at its head, to purge and tighten its ranks, as the regime sought to clear the way for the succession of Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (‘Teodorín’). But a dire fiscal position, plummeting oil receipts, an international reputation for criminality, and inner-circle detractors continued to frustrate any obvious resurgence.
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Equatorial Guinea (Vol 15, 2018)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Joseph N. Mangarella in
Current site
Google Scholar
(2,593 words)