At first glance, the small West African nation of Equatorial Guinea is doing well. Its economic output per capita is similar to that of Portugal or the Czech Republic. But much of the population lives in poverty comparable to that in Ethiopia or war-ravaged South Sudan.
On this edition of Global Journalist we bring you a look inside Equatorial Guinea, where oil has enriched the ruling family of one of Africa's longest-serving dictators but not the country's people.
Note this program was originally released Oct. 1, 2015.
Our guests this week:
- Tutu Alicante, executive eirector of Equatorial Guinea Justice, a human rights group.
- Tawanda Kanhema, the producer of the 2014 documentary “The Prince of Malabo: Power, Money and Impunity,” which examines corruption in the country. He’s also a producer for Al-Jazeera’s digital news platform AJ+.
- Oscar Scafidi, a travel writer and author of the upcoming Bradt Guide to Equatorial Guinea.