Russia has deployed up to 200 military instructors to Equatorial Guinea in recent weeks to protect the presidency, sources told Reuters, showing Moscow is expanding its footprint in West Africa despite a recent defeat in Mali.

In September, President Obiang thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for sending instructors to strengthen Equatorial Guinea's defence, according to state news agency TASS.

Russia has deployed around 200 military instructors to Equatorial Guinea in recent weeks to protect the presidency. ・Russia has deployed around 200 military instructors to Equatorial Guinea to protect the presidency.

SYDNEY: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattled Papua New Guinea on Friday (Nov 15), the United States Geological Survey said, striking off the country's eastern coast.

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake occurred 51 kilometers deep and was located 123.