Reports have surfaced alleging the leaked sex tapes involving Baltasar Engonga, a prominent official and the 54-year-old nephew of Equatorial Guinea’s 82-year-old president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, may be part of a power struggle in the ageing president’s administration.
Engonga’s intimate videos with women who reportedly are connected to people close to the government spread online a few days after authorities seized his devices during an investigation into alleged embezzlement. The reports suggest the leaks may be politically motivated by Nguema’s son, Vice President Teodoro Obiang Mangue, 56, and his mother, who are allegedly sidelining rivals to secure Obiang’s succession according to Equatoguinean activist Esimi Cruz of the rights organization GE Nuestra.
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Poverty in E. Guinea
https://www.unfpa.org/data/transparency-portal/unfpa-equatorial-guinea
Obiang, Engonga all represent the decadent elite class
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