Elections Concerns

Human Rights Concerns Ahead of Elections in Equatorial Guinea. Troubling Conditions Compromise May 26 Legislative Vote.

Transparency Win

A Victory for Transparency Rules, and for Equatorial Guinea: The U.S. Court of Appeals has Dismissed a Lawsuit Challenging Company Reporting Requirements.

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Lawsuit Dismissed

A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit, but the Department of Justice may still proceed in the forfeiture case against Teodorin’s Gulfstream jet.

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No IMF report

The International Monetary Fund should publicly state the reason(s) for non-publication of Equatorial Guinea’s Article IV report.

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Attack on Oil Payment Transparency House Republicans introduced H.R. 1613, which would exempt any covered company from reporting payments in accordance with any transboundary hydrocarbons agreement. Read More »	Abismal Report on EG The Africa Progress Panel released the 2013 Africa Progress Report, giving Equatorial Guinea poor scores in governance and human development. Read More »	Is the Election Process Improving? President Obiang touted “improvements” to Equatorial Guinea’s elections; although there are credible reports and evidence of irregularities, and allegations of fraud and harassment of opposition supporters. Read More »
Transparency Victory in US Court The U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed the lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission that seeked to block implementation of a transparency law. Read More »	Department of State Releases Human Rights Report The United States Department of State released in April (2013) its 2012 Country Report on Human Rights Practices for Equatorial Guinea. Read More »	Victory for Transparency European Parliament has reached a deal on the new extractive industries transparency rules. Read More »