The mass media in

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...

is primarily run by the state. Radio and Television Asonga (see below) are not officially run by the state, but by people close to the administration. There is no

free press Freedom of the press refers to legal protections for public communications media. Free Press may also refer to: Publications * ''Free Press'' (CPBF), the journal of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom * ''Free Press'' (Malayalam magaz ...

in Equatorial Guinea. According to the

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, "It is impossible for the media to criticise the president and the security forces, says

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" and "

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says almost all domestic news coverage is orchestrated or tightly controlled by the government."

Print

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published in the

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include: *El Ebano (state-owned) *La Gaceta (monthly) *La Nacion *La Opinión (weekly) *El Tiempo *La Verdad *La voz del pueblo There is an opposition digital newspaper, based in Spain: *'' Diario Rombe''

Radio

There are state-run

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: *

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Radio Malabo Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connected to ...

* Radio Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial * Voie de Kie Ntem There is a radio station owned by the son of the president: * Radio Asonga

Television

There exist two state-run

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, one in

Malabo Malabo ( , ; formerly ) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea in the province of Bioko Norte. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko (, and as ''Fernando Pó'' by the Europeans). In 2018, the city had a population of approxim ...

(

TVGE (TVGE, translated into English as ''Television of Equatorial Guinea'') is an Equatorial Guinean state television channel, which is part of the public media system called (RTVGE). A Spanish-speaking channel, is basically sponsored by the loca ...

) and one in Bata. In addition, Television Asonga broadcasts from Malabo. Subscription television channels from Spain (such as Fox, La 1,

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, among others) are received by the population via cable and satellite TV providers.

Freedom of speech

Internet Media

GuineaInfoMarket - Diario de Información económica de Guinea EcuatorialAHORAEG Guinea Ecuatorial - Diario online líder de noticias

References

Equatorial Guinea Touristic Guide
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