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Police break up Equatorial Guinea opposition protest

Police in Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday arrested one opposition politician and dispersed some 200 demonstrators accusing President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo’s regime of “maltreatment” ahead of legislative elections scheduled later this month. Gathering in the capital Malabo, demonstrators unfurled their banners.