Chad warns of regional 'threat' after Equatorial Guinea coup bid

Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Africa's longest-serving leader, in power for more than 38 years. PHOTO | AFP

Chad's Foreign Minister Mahamat Zen Cherif, in a visit to Equatorial Guinea after a bid to overthrow long-time President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, condemned the attempted coup as a "major threat" to central Africa.

"The attempt at destabilisation is not just an affair that only concerns Equatorial Guinea, it is also a major threat of destabilisation that concerns the entire sub-region of central Africa," he said in remarks reported by state television TVGE.