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Equatorial Guinea: Russians Support Transition in Obiang Regime

Despite officially being the Deputy President responsible for Security and Defense, “Teodorin” is known to have a distrust of the army he oversees. The distrust regarding the capabilities and loyalties of the Armed Forces’ military personnel is deep-seated, especially because the reservations of the leadership and even of some senior PDGE officials regarding the scenario of “Teodorin” assuming the leadership of the State, without the official supervision of his father, are well-known. READ MORE