Equatorial Guinea isolates island over complaints
Sep. 29, 2025
Q: After complaining more than a year ago about dynamite explosions set off by a construction company, residents of Equatorial Guinea’s remote Annobon island have been without internet access, and dozens of them were imprisoned. Where is the small nation of Equatorial Guinea on Africa’s Gulf of Guinea?
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Q: Equatorial Guinea consists of a mainland territory and five inhabited islands. Annobon’s roughly 5,000 residents are about 315 miles from the mainland area where most of the country’s 1.7 million people reside. Annobon is closer to Equatorial Guinea’s southern neighbor ...
A. Gabon
B. Ghana
C. Guinea
D. Guinea-Bissau
Q: Autocratic President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 83, has ruled Equatorial Guinea since 1979, when he overthrew and executed his dictator uncle, who had ruled the country since its independence from Spain in 1968. Which dictator ruled Spain in 1968?
A. Batista
B. Franco
C. Noriega
D. Pinochet
Q: Obiang’s regime ranks among the worst authoritarian nations in the world, according the Economist Democracy Index. Which country ranks as the most democratic nation in the world?
A. Iceland
B. New Zealand
C. Norway
D. Sweden
Q: The internet shutdown on Annobon collapsed key infrastructure, including health care and banking services. Many residents have fled the island, citing fears for their safety and the difficulties of daily life without connectivity. Which nation had the most people leaving their homeland in 2023?
A. Bangladesh
B. China
C. India
D. Pakistan
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