Equitorial Guinea’s Ruler Names Wanted Son as Vice President

Equatorial Guinea’s ruler, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who seized power in a military coup in 1979, on Wednesday named his son Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mangue Vice President in charge of defence and security.


The president who was reelected in April with 93.7% of the votes promoted his 47-year old son to the position of vice president of the tiny oil-rich nation, by a presidential decree broadcast on state television.

Teodorin who, until his promotion was the second vice president, is wanted in France on suspicion of embezzlement, corruption and stealing public funds.