The US State Department (SD) statement of 01.DEC on the NOV 20 elections in Equatorial Guinea, deeming credible the allegations of widespread fraud and various pressures on voters, specifically mentioning the Democratic Party of Guinea Equatorial (PDGE, in power), as the beneficiary of the multiple irregularities, aggravated the crisis in bilateral relations against the background of the proximity between the regime of TEODORO OBIANG (TO) and China and the probable departure of ExxonMobil. READ MORE