US set to ease travel restrictions on African leader accused of corruption
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US set to ease travel restrictions on African leader accused of corruption
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"Two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said the State Department is processing a one-month sanctions waiver for the vice president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Teddy Nguema Obiang, following recommendations that it is in the U.S. national interest to blunt growing Chinese influence in the West African country and boost American oil and gas business interests there. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal administration deliberations."
The Independent solicits donations to fund on-the-ground journalism across topics including reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech while keeping reporting free of paywalls. The outlet highlights investigative work and documentaries such as 'The A Word' and probes into political financials as examples of its reporting. The Trump administration is preparing a one-month sanctions waiver to allow Equatorial Guinea Vice President Teodoro 'Teddy' Nguema Obiang to travel to a U.N. gathering in New York and other U.S. cities. U.S. officials say the waiver aims to blunt Chinese influence and advance American oil and gas business interests despite corruption allegations.
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