Liberty Scott (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
David Aaronovitch in the Times writes about those who comfortably live in the West and celebrate the "stability" of tyrannies. I've seen this view before, "who are we to judge Iran", or "Cuba has the best health outcomes in Latin America" (because you can believe statistics from dictatorships), or "maybe they aren't ready for freedom yet" being one of my favourite...
John Rentoul (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
I am grateful to Simon Mann and Mark Thatcher for one thing. They have made it marginally easier to remember the capitals of smaller African countries, a subset of general knowledge of which I am fond but in which I am deficient. There is a better chance now that Malabo will stick in my mind, not least because I know that it is on the island of Bioko, formerly Fernando Po, which is part of the territory...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
A brilliant exposé of the oil industry uncovers the shocking human cost of fuel, says Peter Preston Plunder, Rot, Fear, Greed and Desire. Laconic chapter headings tell the story. This brilliant, dismaying book by a reporter who delivers fact, analysis and eloquent anger with equal aplomb is designed to make you shudder the next time you drive on to a garage forecourt. Where did my last 20 litres...
Bush Radio 89.5 fm Newsroom (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
By Khanyisa Tabata 06 November 2009 The Government says there has been no word yet on the return to South Africa of four mercenaries pardoned this week by the government of Equatorial Guinea. International Relations and Cooperation spokesperson Nomfanelo Kota says in a statement they have not been advised of anything yet. An embassy official in Malabo did not want to be quoted and referred further...
Swords Into Plowshares (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Simon Mann, the leader of the "Wonga Coup" that sought to oust Teodoro Obiang from power in Equatorial Guinea in March 2004, has been pardoned and is returning to the United Kingdom. He was in the second year of a 34-year prison term. A statement released by the Equatoguinean government through Qorvis Communications and Cassidy and Associates, the Washington lobbying firms being paid to...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
LONDON/MALABO – Freed British mercenary Simon Mann said his homecoming was the “most wonderful” he could have imagined, after earlier expressing relief that his west African coup attempt had failed.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
• Former PM's son 'should face justice', says Mann • Scotland Yard confirms it will interview ex-officer The British mercenary Simon Mann today vowed to testify in court against Sir Mark Thatcher and the oil tycoon Eli Calil, the two men he alleges were co-conspirators in the failed attempt to take over Equatorial Guinea in 2004. Speaking as he flew back to Britain from the west African...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
LONDON/MALABO (Reuters) - Freed British mercenary Simon Mann said his homecoming was the "most wonderful" he could have imagined, after earlier expressing relief that his West African coup attempt had failed.
France 24 (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
British mercenary Simon Mann said Wednesday he regretted his role in the failed 2004 coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea as he left the West African country after being pardoned. Mann was speaking before he flew out of the country's capital Malabo aboard a private jet that an airport official said "should be going to Britain". "I regret what happened in 2004. It was wrong and I'm...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has confirmed the release of four South Africans by the Equatorial Guinea Government into the custody of the South African Embassy in Malabo.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
MALABO (Reuters) - Freed British mercenary Simon Mann left Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, officials said, a day after the ex-special forces officer said he was now "relieved" his attempted coup had failed.
Monsters and Critics (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Nairobi/Malabo - One of the South African mercenaries released along with British coup plotter Simon Mann from a prison
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Briton sentenced to 34 years for his part in failed attempt to overthrow government of Equatorial Guinea is due home after being granted a presidential pardon The British mercenary Simon Mann is due to arrive back in Britain tomorrow after being granted a presidential pardon for his part in a failed military coup in Equatorial Guinea aimed at taking control of the west African state's oil reserves....
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Timing of Simon Mann's pardon and those of four South African mercenaries looks like political expediency Those closest to the trial of Simon Mann in Equatorial Guinea will probably be the least surprised he has walked free with 32 years of his sentence left to serve. Reports after Mann's sentencing in July last year suggested he had cut a deal with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema's regime. "He...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Nairobi/Malabo - British mercenary Simon Mann and four others convicted of attempting to overthrow Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema have been pardoned, according to the West African nation's information ministry. Mann, 57, was senten...
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