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Nguema's calculated gesture

Mercenaries a headache for Equitorial Guinea, but useful as pawns, writes Mandy Rossouw. Equatorial Guinea's release of four South African mercenaries was part of a charm offensive by the country's dictator and President, Teodoro Obiang... Full Article at Mail & Guardian Online

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