Guinea opposition leader may be plotting coup

By Peter Fabricius


Severo Moto, the exiled opposition leader of Equatorial Guinea, is plotting another coup on the island state, this time using Chilean mercenaries, security sources believe.

Moto, who is living in Spain, was widely believed to have been behind the alleged coup attempt in the country which was aborted in March.

Security sources say that Moto and several of his allies met in London last weekend and agreed that another operation to overthrow Equatorial Guinean president Nguema Mbasogo had to be launched a urgently.

Moto is believed to be considering recruiting former commandos from Chile's military era to conduct the coup. They speak Spanish, the lingua franca of Equatorial Guinea, sources say.

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The worse thing that could have happened to Equatorial Guinea is that it found oil. It appears likely the Brits big oil companies funded the last failed assignation attempt.

This poor country is going to keep getting attacked by big corporates until they finally get their hands on Guinea oil. And a lot of poor Guineas will die in the process.