Until this year, Teodoro Obiang Nguema had never won less than 97 percent of the vote in an election. Perhaps the immense international scorn he has faced in recent years caused him to loosen his grip a bit, because he won only 93.7 percent when reelected to his sixth term as leader of Equatorial Guinea this year. He is the world's longest-serving president, having ruled for almost 37 years. According to local television stations, he has further consolidated his power by promoting his son, Teodoro "Teodorín" Obiang Mangue, from "second vice president" to simply vice president. Power has been in the family for Equatorial Guinea's entire existence as an independent country. The current president ...
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