US EditionSenate Democrat Questions Trump Administration's $7.5M Payment to Equatorial Guinea
The $7.5 million payment marks the first transfer from a migration fund and supports deportation agreements amid U.S. efforts to counter Chinese influence and protect oil interests.
- On Monday, the Trump administration made a $7.5 million payment to Equatorial Guinea from the migration and refugee assistance fund, marking its first government-to-government transfer.
- Seeking partners, the Trump administration has sought agreements with countries accepting migrants, while U.S. policy toward Equatorial Guinea aims to counter Chinese influence and boost American oil and gas business interests.
- Teodoro “Teddy” Nguema Obiang, Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, is notorious for corruption, oversees national defense, and faces international sanctions while being the son and presumed successor of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., wrote Monday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio questioning if the $7.5 million payment was permissible and the State Department said implementing Trump’s immigration policies is a top priority.
- The State Department previously granted a sanctions waiver allowing vice president Teodoro “Teddy” Nguema Obiang to attend a high-level United Nations gathering in New York in September, while observers say the payment raises questions about U.S. foreign policy in Africa and trusted partnerships.
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The United States has already sent the government of Equatorial Guinea $7.5 million (roughly 157 million crowns) to accept migrants from third countries who have been deported by American authorities. The Guardian newspaper wrote on Tuesday, citing Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen. “The regime in Equatorial Guinea is one of the most repressive and corrupt in the world,” he reminded.
Controversial Payment: US Ties with Equatorial Guinea under Scrutiny
The Trump administration has made a controversial USD7.5 million payment to Equatorial Guinea. This payment aims to facilitate deportations, creating concerns about American foreign aid use, ties with corrupt leaders, and U.S. immigration policies. Equatorial Guinea's vice president's lavish lifestyle and legal issues add to the controversy.
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Senate Democrat questions Trump administration's $7.5M payment to Equatorial Guinea
The top Democratic senator on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the Trump administration made a $7.5 million payment to the government of Equatorial Guinea amid an effort deport people to the West African country.
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