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No. 2 US diplomat meets much-prosecuted West African leader after visa restrictions were eased
- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Teodoro Nguema Obiang, the vice president of Equatorial Guinea, to discuss commitments to strengthen commercial and economic ties and enhance security cooperation after a waiver of corruption sanctions was approved by the Trump administration.
- Teodoro Obiang is accused of misusing his country's resources for personal luxury but was granted a temporary waiver allowing him to travel to the U.S.
- The Trump administration has imposed stricter visa restrictions on many foreigners, including a travel ban on Brazilian Health Minister Alexandre Padilha and his family during a U.N. meeting.
- The Trump administration approved a waiver of corruption sanctions that had previously blocked Obiang from traveling to the U.S. for seven years.
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No. 2 US diplomat meets much-prosecuted West African leader after visa restrictions were eased
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has met with the heavily prosecuted vice president of Equatorial Guinea in Washington after the Trump administration approved a waiver of corruption sanctions.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right1Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Left, 45% Center
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- 46% of the sources lean Left, 45% of the sources are Center
46% Left
L 46%
C 45%
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