The Wonga Coup - by Adam Roberts (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Roberts investigates why in 2004, the tiny, oil-rich African nation of Equatorial Guinea became the target of a group of salty British, South African and Zimbabwean mercenaries, traveling on an American-registered ex-National Guard plane.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Equatorial Guinea is a tiny country roughly the size of the state of Maryland. Humid, jungle covered, and rife with unpleasant diseases, natives call it Devil Island. Its president in 2004, Obiang Nguema, had been accused of cannibalism, belief in witchcraft, mass murder, billion dollar corruption, and general rule by terror. With so little to recommend it, why in March 2004 was Equatorial Guinea the target of a group of salty British, South African and Zimbabwean mercenaries, travelling on an American-registered ex-National Guard plane specially adapted for military purposes, that was originally flown to Africa by American pilots? The real motive lay deep below the ocean floor: oil. <p/> In <i>The Dogs of War</i>, Frederick Forsyth effectively described an attempt by mercenaries to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea -- in 1972. And the chain of events surrounding the night of March 7, 2004, is a rare case of life imitating art -- or, at least, life imitating a 1970s thriller -- in almost uncanny detail. With a cast of characters worthy of a remake of <i>Wild Geese</i> and a plot as mazy as it was unlikely, <i>The Wonga Coup</i> is a tale of venality, overarching vanity and greed whose example speaks to the problems of the entire African continent.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Adam Roberts</b> spent six years in India as the <i>Economist</i>'s South East Asia correspondent based in Delhi. Previously the Southern Africa correspondent in Johannesburg and the News Editor of Economist.com, he is now the European business and finance correspondent in Paris. He is the author of the <i>Economist</i>'s special report on India and of <i>The Wonga Coup</i> (PublicAffairs 2006). Twitter: @ARobertsjourno
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