An African Leader was forced to channel some of the $23 million from auctioning his confiscated luxury purchases to help fund social projects in his own country…
It will be unfair to write about the rich diverse cultures, the journeys, challenges, and accomplishments of our multicultural communities in Alberta without talking about some of the leaders whose actions and policies push them to move to Alberta or Canada.
BBC reported that Teodorin Obiang, pictured from BBC story, 50, was convicted in 2017 for embezzlement by a court in France who ordered to seize his assets in France – €25 millions mansion, 18 luxury cars, artwork, jewellery, and designer fashion.
In 2016, Swiss prosecutors seized 11 luxury cars belonging to Obiang, sold at an auction for about $27 millions. Under a deal with prosecutors, he was forced to channel some of the $23 millions to help fund social projects in his own country, where he’s Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, one of the poorest countries in the world.
Prosecutors said Obiang had plundered his country’s oil wealth to buy luxuries, including a private jet.
He’s the Vice President and the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who is Africa’s longest-serving leader, one of the new pharaohs of Africa.
These are some of the new pharaohs of Africa or soon to be. Alassane Ouattara, President of Ivory Coast is going for a third term after changing the constitution, leading to violent clashes.
A pharaoh that will not be, Mali’s now former president was forced out of office by the military after violent protest after claiming to win a controversial second term in office.
The list of new pharaohs continues with some presidents with no term limits like Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, who came to power on 29 January 1986.
Once again, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of the 1.5 million impoverished inhabitants of the oil rich country of Equatorial Guinea, who came to power in a military coup in 1968.
Cameroon too will add to the list with Paul Biya, who came to power on 6 November 1982.
New pharaohs who are a continuation from father to son heritage; Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé Eyadéma, the President of Togo since 2005. Before assuming the presidency, he was appointed by his father, President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, as a minister.
Ali Bongo is the son of Omar Bongo, who was President of Gabon from 1967 until his death in 2009. During his father’s presidency, he was Minister, and became president in 2009.
What can we do about this rise of new pharaohs in Africa?
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