Teodoro Obiang Nguema, 74, has ruled over the country since 1979. Known as "torturer-in-chief", his rise to power saw him overthrow his uncle - Francisco Macias N'Guema - taking revenge after the ...

President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been in power since 1979, is Africa's longest-serving leader. He seized power from Francisco Macias Nguema in 1979, leading to a mass exodus and ...

Mr Obiang has been in power for nearly 40 years, taking power in a coup by ousting his own uncle, Francisco Macias Nguema, who was shot by firing squad. The long-time leader was re-elected to a ...

President Obiang seized power through a bloody coup against his uncle Francisco Macias Nguema in 1979, just 11 years after the country's independence from Spain. Obiang Jr is also in trouble in ...