![A billboard in Malabo, the capital, installed by the construction company Arab Contractors wishing the president and the people of Equatorial Guinea a happy new year.](/sites/default/files/multimedia_images_2017/2017-06-equatorialguinea-africa-photo-08.jpg)
A billboard in Malabo, the capital, installed by the construction company Arab Contractors wishing the president and the people of Equatorial Guinea a happy new year. Arab Contractors has been awarded numerous lucrative public construction contracts in the country. There are credible allegations that the president has a 12 percent stake in the company through his company Abayak, and that his son and the vice president Teodorin has an 8 percent stake through his company Sofona.
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