By KEMO CHAM More by this AuthorA diplomatic row over the UK’s decision to sanction the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea has led the central African nation to shut down its embassy in London. Equatorial Guinea announced its decision on Monday, five days after the UK imposed the sanctions against Teodorin Nguema Obiang, who is the First Vice President and son of the country’s veteran President Teodoro Obiang Nguema. Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema. In a statement immediately following that decision, the Equatorial Guinea government said Teodorin had no investment in the UK. “The baseless sanctions imposed by the British government find their justification in manipulation, in lies… that certain non-governmental organisations are fomenting against the good image of Equatorial Guinea,” it said in a statement.

Source: Daily Nation July 26, 2021 16:24 UTC