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The DA has welcomed the news that Dirco is taking action to secure the release of two SA engineers jailed in Equatorial Guinea.

One year ago, two South African engineers were arrested in Equatorial Guinea under the guise of illegal drug trafficking.

On 9 February, Frederik (Frik) Potgieter (54) and Peter Huxham (55), a dual SA-UK citizen, will have been in detention in Equatorial Guinea for a year on what they insist are trumped-up charges. 

Families say two innocent men have been caught in the ‘crossfire’

International team assembled to help imprisoned engineers

So far, the group stages have delivered a host of surprises at this edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. But, fans of the tournament have long come to expect the unexpected.

It was at the Estadio de Mongomo. The clock had ticked 90 minutes 54 seconds, and Ghana's skipper, Asamoah Gyan, was seen wheeling away towards the advertising board in the stadium he would later jump over, with his hands tapping his chest in celebration.

A Spanish court said Tuesday it had closed a probe into three people close to Equatorial Guinea’s veteran president, including one of his sons, on suspicion of kidnapping and torturing opponents. Campaign groups have long accused President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo’s government of arbitrary detentions and torture during his four decades in power in Spain’s […]

Two SA engineers imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea face political disputes, prompting concerns over government intervention.

Arrests appeared to be payback for seizure of a superyacht etc. in Cape Town owned by Vice President of that country