Patience Mama Loum

Story: This article discusses growing international and regional pressure on Equatorial Guinea to extradite Yahya Jammeh now that ECOWAS has approved a special tribunal to prosecute the human rights crimes committed during his years in power. It explains how Equatorial Guinea’s president, Teodoro Obiang, has so far shielded Jammeh, but legal experts believe the ECOWAS decision significantly raises the stakes and may make it harder for Malabo to refuse requests for Jammeh’s transfer.

Published in: October 17, 2025