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US Set to Ease Travel Restrictions for African Leader Accused of Corruption, Officials Say, Despite Crackdown on Visas
- The Trump administration is easing travel restrictions for Teodoro Nguema Obiang, vice president of Equatorial Guinea, to attend a U.N. event despite allegations of corruption and embezzlement against him.
- U.S. officials are processing a one-month sanctions waiver to counter growing Chinese influence in Equatorial Guinea and support American oil and gas interests.
- Nguema Obiang has faced numerous allegations of corruption and luxury living, with at least 70% of Equatorial Guinea's population living in poverty.
- In 2017, a French court convicted Nguema Obiang of embezzling millions, resulting in a suspended sentence and a fine, which underscores the corruption allegations against him.
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US set to ease travel restrictions on African leader accused of corruption
The Trump administration is set to allow a West African leader accused of flagrant corruption to travel to the United States for this month’s U.N.
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U.S. set to ease travel restrictions on West African leader accused of corruption, officials say
Two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said the State Department is processing a one-month sanctions waiver for the vice president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro “Teddy” Nguema Obiang, following recommendations that it is in the U.S. national interest to blunt growing Chinese influence in the…
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