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Equatorial Guinean illustrator and comics artist Ramon Nse Esono Ebale looks on in court in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Feb 27, 2018. The prosecutor of Equatorial Guinea dropped all charges against Ebale because of 'lack of evidence'.

Cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé finally released from jail in Equatorial Guinea

Arts

Charges against Ramón Esono Ebalé were dropped on February 27th. It wasn’t until March 8th that he was released from the infamous Black Beach prison in Equatorial Guinea.

The work of Ramón Esono Ebalé at the University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum.

A cartoonist out to unseat a dictator is arrested

Arts
Revelers from the Beija Flor samba school participate in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome on February 17, 2015.

Why Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival may have danced to the beat of a dictator

Culture

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Africa’s Cup of Nations and Other Soccer News

Global Politics

Anchor Marco Werman and The World’s soccer guy William Troop discuss global soccer news including the latest on the Africa Cup of Nations.

Africa Primed for Soccer Cup

Sports

Gabon and its tiny neighbor, Equatorial Guinea are co-hosting the Africa Cup of Nations.

Mercenary Simon Mann

Global Politics

Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to Simon Mann, a former British Army officer who became a mercenary and launched a coup d’etat again the dictatorship of Equatorial Guinea in 2004.

US to Seize $70 million in Assets from Son of Equatorial Guinea’s President

Global Politics

Lisa Mullins talks with Ken Silverstein, contributing editor at Harper’s Magazine, about news that the US government is taking legal action to seize more than $70 million of US assets from Teodorin Obiang, son of Equatorial Guinea’s longtime president.

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