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Free Frik and Peter: George engineer released after two years in Equatorial Guinea
George Herald
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June 26, 2025
Their relieved families confirmed their release on the evening of Saturday 21 June. Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham are home safely. The Minister of International Relations, Ronald Lamola, and the two men's family members, gave them a hero's...
Freed engineers held in Equatorial Guinea for two years begin journey to 'recovery'
IOL
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THE families of two South African engineers who were locked up in an Equatorial Guinea’s Mongomo Prison for two years have asked for privacy following the release of Frederik ‘Frik’ Potgieter, 53, and Peter Huxham, 55, at the weekend. The two were...
Engineers Frik Potgieter, Peter Huxham released from detention in Equatorial Guinea
Engineering News
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South African engineers Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, who had been detained in Equatorial Guinea since February 9, 2023, have been released and are back in South Africa, their families confirmed on June 21. Their release follows a pardon from...
SA men freed after two years in Equatorial Guinea jail
Cape Town ETC
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June 22, 2025
After spending over two years locked up in an Equatorial Guinean prison under controversial circumstances, South Africans Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham have finally made it back to home soil, bringing a traumatic international ordeal to a close....
Ordeal ends for SA engineers unlawfully detained in Equatorial Guinea
BusinessLIVE
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The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham have confirmed that the two South African engineers unlawfully detained in Equatorial Guinea since February 9 2023 have been released and are back in SA. “Their release follows a pardon from the...
Engineers unlawfully detained in Equatorial Guinea released
Times LIVE
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The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham confirmed on Saturday that the two South African engineers, who had been unlawfully detained in Equatorial Guinea since February 9 2023, have been released and are back in South Africa. “Their...
South African engineers granted clemency by Equatorial Guinea's President
IOL
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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has confirmed that Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the President of Equatorial Guinea, has granted clemency for the two South African engineers imprisoned for drug trafficking...
SA engineers unlawfully jailed in Equatorial Guinea are ‘safely back home’
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 22, 2025
Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham were detained for more than two years after being accused of drug trafficking. Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, the two South African engineers who spent more than two years in jail in Equatorial Guinea, have...
Families hail release of South African engineers from Equatorial Guinea prison after two years
IOL
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The two South African engineers who were locked up in an Equatorial Guinea’s Mongomo Prison for two years, have finally been released. Frederik ‘Frik’ Potgieter, 53, and Peter Huxham, 55, were arrested at their hotel in Malabo in Equatorial Guinea...
US embassy in Monrovia tells visa applicants to make social media accounts 'public' for vetting
Africanews
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June 25, 2025
Liberians applying for US visas will have to give American authorities access to their social media, according to the US embassy in Monrovia. In a statement posted on its website, the embassy said that people “applying for an F, M, or J...
Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea Reaffirm Commitment On GOGGP Project Treaty
New Telegraph
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June 18, 2025
Share Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea have signed a joint communiqué outlining the roadmap for the implementation of the Gulf of Guinea Gas Pipeline (GOGGP) Project Treaty. The communique was signed by the Minister of State Petroleum Resources...
Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...
Equatorial Guinea says US travel ban has 'zero impact'
China Daily Global
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YAOUNDE - Vice President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue said Tuesday that the US travel ban on his country is of no consequence. "The measure announced by US President Donald Trump will have zero impact on our country because...
Equatorial Guinea says U.S. travel ban has "zero impact"
Xinhua News Agency
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YAOUNDE, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Vice President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue said Tuesday that the U.S. travel ban on his country is of no consequence. "The measure announced by U.S. President Donald Trump will have zero impact on...
Equatorial Guinea vs Cameroon Prediction and Betting Tips | June 9th 2025
Sportskeeda
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June 8, 2025
Equatorial Guinea will meet Cameroon in an international friendly at the Stade de Marrakech on Monday. Both teams will conclude their ongoing international break after this match. Nzalang Nacional met the Gambia in a friendly last week and fell to...
Equatorial Guinea vs Gambia Prediction and Betting Tips | June 6th 2025
Sportskeeda
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June 5, 2025
Equatorial Guinea will meet Gambia at the Stade de Marrakech in an international friendly on Friday. The National Thunder will play their first friendly since March 2024, while this will be the first friendly since 2022 for the Scorpions. Nzalang...
Goals and highlights: Equatorial Guinea 1-1 Cameroon in Friendly Match 2025
VAVEL
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June 9, 2025
11:22 PM5 hours ago⏱️95 FT MATCH ENDS! The central referee blows the final whistle. A new draw has been recorded in the history of meetings between Equatorial Guinea and CameroonGuinea Equatorial 1-1 Cameroon. 9:57 PM6 hours ago⏱️90 Time added. We...
CAF To Unveil New WAFCON Trophy In Morocco
The Nigerian Voice
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is set to unveil a brand-new trophy for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on Wednesday in Morocco, the host nation of this year’s competition. According to CAF, the trophy launch is part of...
Goals and highlights: Equatorial Guinea 1-1 Cameroon in Friendly Match 2025
VAVEL
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June 9, 2025
11:22 PM9 hours ago⏱️95 FT MATCH ENDS! The central referee blows the final whistle. A new draw has been recorded in the history of meetings between Equatorial Guinea and CameroonGuinea Equatorial 1-1 Cameroon. 9:57 PM10 hours ago⏱️90 Time added....
FIFA once again deals with New World TV for World Cup and WWC rights
Sportcal
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June 19, 2025
New World TV (NWTV), the Togo-based satellite television network operating across sub-Saharan Africa, has snapped up rights to soccer's next two FIFA World Cups – one men's edition and one women's. Both the men's 2026 World Cup (to be held across...