https://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/equatorial-guinea Equitorial Guinea! en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:44:16 +0000 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:21:00 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/equatorial-guinea https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/world/africa/us-deportation-hotel-equatorial-guinea.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/world/africa/us-deportation-hotel-equatorial-guinea.html Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program. Megha Rajagopalan and Pranav Baskar Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:38:22 +0000 Equatorial Guinea Human Rights and Human Rights Violations Prisons and Prisoners Immigration Detention Deportation Trump, Donald J United States International Relations https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/world/africa/us-deportation-flight-ice-detention-liberia.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/world/africa/us-deportation-flight-ice-detention-liberia.html Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties. Emmanuel Akinwotu, Pranav Baskar, Genevieve Glatsky and Hamed Aleaziz Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:51:35 +0000 Deportation Illegal Immigration Immigration Detention Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US) Asylum, Right of Immigration and Emigration Refugees and Displaced Persons Equatorial Guinea Liberia Trump, Donald J https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/africa/us-deportees-liberia-equatorial-guinea.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/africa/us-deportees-liberia-equatorial-guinea.html At least five of the people flown to Liberia under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program resisted leaving the plane. They were then flown to Equatorial Guinea. Pranav Baskar, Hamed Aleaziz and Genevieve Glatsky Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:36:58 +0000 Deportation Equatorial Guinea Liberia Immigration and Emigration United States International Relations Brazil Cameroon Cuba United States United States Politics and Government International Relations Homeland Security Department Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US) Trump, Donald J Africa https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/world/africa/deportations-central-african-republic-migrants-iran-women.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/world/africa/deportations-central-african-republic-migrants-iran-women.html The women are among nearly two dozen people slated to be sent to a country where the U.S. government has advised “Do not travel for any reason.” Megha Rajagopalan and Hamed Aleaziz Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:00:54 +0000 Illegal Immigration Refugees and Displaced Persons Politics and Government Deportation Human Rights and Human Rights Violations Iranian-Americans International Relations State Department Homeland Security Department Central African Republic Equatorial Guinea internal-open-access-from-nl https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/world/europe/pope-leo-africa-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/world/europe/pope-leo-africa-trump.html On his recent trip abroad, Leo XIV made some of his most forthright comments since becoming pope last year, but grew uncomfortable at how that criticism was interpreted. Motoko Rich Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:49:09 +0000 Leo XIV Roman Catholic Church Popes International Relations Authoritarianism (Theory and Philosophy) Africa Algeria Angola Cameroon Equatorial Guinea US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Trump, Donald J United States International Relations https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/africa/100000010858713/pope-leo-prison-africa-equatorial-guinea.html https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/africa/100000010858713/pope-leo-prison-africa-equatorial-guinea.html Pope Leo XIV offered words of encouragement at a prison in the tiny authoritarian nation of Equatorial Guinea, one of four countries he visited during a tour of Africa. Axel Boada Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:02:16 +0000 Roman Catholic Church Africa Equatorial Guinea https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/world/africa/pope-leo-equatorial-guinea.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/world/africa/pope-leo-equatorial-guinea.html “Life is not defined solely by one’s mistakes,” the pope told inmates being held in a port city of Equatorial Guinea. Motoko Rich Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:48:18 +0000 Leo XIV Prisons and Prisoners Equatorial Guinea Roman Catholic Church internal-open-access-from-nl https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/world/africa/pope-leo-visit-snubbed.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/world/africa/pope-leo-visit-snubbed.html As the pontiff arrives in the tiny authoritarian nation of Equatorial Guinea, some Catholics in Africa say they are excited about his visit but are feeling a little left out. Ruth Maclean Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:57:10 +0000 Africa Abuja (Nigeria) Angola Algeria Cameroon Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Equatorial Guinea Kenya Lagos (Nigeria) Uganda Rwanda Leo XIV Trump, Donald J Roman Catholic Church Boko Haram Popes International Relations Religion-State Relations Muslims and Islam https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/world/europe/pope-leo-africa-future.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/world/europe/pope-leo-africa-future.html On a four-country tour of the continent, where the faith is growing faster than anywhere else, the pontiff will be greeted by enthusiastic crowds and authoritarian leaders. Motoko Rich Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:54:45 +0000 Leo XIV Roman Catholic Church Popes Algeria Angola Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Polygamy Africa internal-open-access-from-nl https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/world/africa/trump-deportation-africa-migrants.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/world/africa/trump-deportation-africa-migrants.html The White House has turned deportations, a signature domestic issue, into a major piece of foreign policy. Here’s what we know about the program. Eileen Sullivan, Hamed Aleaziz, Megha Rajagopalan and Pranav Baskar Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:48:20 +0000 Illegal Immigration Deportation United States Politics and Government International Relations United States International Relations Immigration Detention Human Rights and Human Rights Violations Refugees and Displaced Persons Immigration and Emigration Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US) Rubio, Marco Trump, Donald J Africa Cameroon Burundi Central African Republic Equatorial Guinea Eswatini internal-open-access-from-nl