Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday ordered a crackdown on sex in government offices after private videos leaked on social media appeared to show a senior finance ministry official having sex with several women in various places, including his office.
The government said it was taking action because the videos had denigrated the tiny Central African country’s image.
Equatorial Guinea has been ruled by the same president for decades and the scandal has been shaking the government since the videos first emerged last week.
The women featured in the videos appeared to include wives of other powerful government figures and other family members, local media said.
President Teodoro Obiang has ruled Equatorial Guinea, a nation of some 1.7 million people on the west coast of Central Africa for 45 years and is the world’s longest-serving president.
Persons:
Nguema Obiang Mangue, Teodoro Obiang
Organizations:
Reuters, Supreme
Locations:
Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Central Africa