Friday, 13 November 2026 · Compared with the world
Equatorial GuineaLimited data
Equatorial Guinea · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Seen from outside
How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa and the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa. It has an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equator and in the African region of Guinea. As of 2025, the country has a population of 1,853,559, over 85% of whom are members of the Fang people, the country's dominant ethnic group.
In the news abroad
- HKUST President Prof. Nancy IP Receives UNESCO–Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in Life Scienceslivenews.co.nz · 4 outlets
- After losing $30 million Malibu mansion in corruption case, Equatorial Guinea vice-president's former property sells…moneycontrol.com
- تصفيات أمم أفريقيا، فوز الكونغو على سيراليون وتعادل غينيا الاستوائية وزيمبابويvetogate.com · 2 outlets
- Official Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Websiteguineaecuatorialpress.com ·
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Pictures
Equatorial Guinean children of Bubi descentOriginal uploader was Tukes at en.wikipedia · CC BY 2.5 
Ministry of Education, Science and Sports (Ministerio de Educación, Ciencia y Deportes in Spanish)UNED Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia · CC BY 2.0 
Corisco in 1910Diego Saavedra y Magdalena (died 1935) · Public domain 
Inaugural flight with Iberia from Madrid to Bata, 1941Iberia Airlines · CC BY 2.0 
Guardia Civil and Marine Infantry in Spanish Guinea in 1964Julio_M_Alarcon · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Signing of the independence of Equatorial Guinea by the Spanish minister Manuel Fraga together with the new Equatorial Guinean president Macías Nguema on 12…Certo Xornal · CC BY 2.0
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Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons
Equatorial Guinea · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Who’s in the news
The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.
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Discussion
Equatorial Guinea · Friday, 13 November 2026
Trending
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Rising
Nothing stood out here today.
Top today
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 308 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.0positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.5The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.5 words per 1,000usually 2.8The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.2 words per 1,000usually 6.5The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.2 words per 1,000usually 6.4The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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By category
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation7.6%Jun 2020 · +0.7 pts since May 2020World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment8.3%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth-5.8%2025 · −6.2 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Data credits: Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.