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SBM Offshore employees released from Equatorial Guinea prison
Upstream
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Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham were jailed in 2023 on charges that the United Nations described as 'arbitrary and illegal' Frik Potgieter (top) and Peter Huxham (wearing Chevron cap) arrive back in South Africa on 21 June 2025 after being...
Freed engineers held in Equatorial Guinea for two years begin journey to 'recovery'
IOL
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THE families of two South African engineers who were locked up in an Equatorial Guinea’s Mongomo Prison for two years have asked for privacy following the release of Frederik ‘Frik’ Potgieter, 53, and Peter Huxham, 55, at the weekend. The two were...
Engineers Frik Potgieter, Peter Huxham released from detention in Equatorial Guinea
Engineering News
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South African engineers Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, who had been detained in Equatorial Guinea since February 9, 2023, have been released and are back in South Africa, their families confirmed on June 21. Their release follows a pardon from...
South Africa Welcomes Release of Citizens from Detention in Equatorial Guinea
South Africa Today
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June 23, 2025
The South African government has welcomed the release of two of its citizens, Peter Shane Huxham and Frederic Potgieter, from detention in Equatorial Guinea following a presidential pardon. The two engineers, who work in the oil and gas industry,...
South African engineers granted clemency by Equatorial Guinea's President
IOL
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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has confirmed that Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the President of Equatorial Guinea, has granted clemency for the two South African engineers imprisoned for drug trafficking...
South African engineers freed after two years in Equatorial Guinea jail
BBC
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June 22, 2025
Two South African engineers have returned home after spending more than two years in jail in Equatorial Guinea on what the UN has called "arbitrary and illegal" drugs charges. Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, both in their mid-50s, were arrested...
SA men freed after two years in Equatorial Guinea jail
Cape Town ETC
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June 22, 2025
After spending over two years locked up in an Equatorial Guinean prison under controversial circumstances, South Africans Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham have finally made it back to home soil, bringing a traumatic international ordeal to a close....
Ordeal ends for SA engineers unlawfully detained in Equatorial Guinea
BusinessLIVE
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The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham have confirmed that the two South African engineers unlawfully detained in Equatorial Guinea since February 9 2023 have been released and are back in SA. “Their release follows a pardon from the...
Engineers unlawfully detained in Equatorial Guinea released
Times LIVE
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The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham confirmed on Saturday that the two South African engineers, who had been unlawfully detained in Equatorial Guinea since February 9 2023, have been released and are back in South Africa. “Their...
SA engineers unlawfully jailed in Equatorial Guinea are ‘safely back home’
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 22, 2025
Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham were detained for more than two years after being accused of drug trafficking. Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, the two South African engineers who spent more than two years in jail in Equatorial Guinea, have...
Families hail release of South African engineers from Equatorial Guinea prison after two years
IOL
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The two South African engineers who were locked up in an Equatorial Guinea’s Mongomo Prison for two years, have finally been released. Frederik ‘Frik’ Potgieter, 53, and Peter Huxham, 55, were arrested at their hotel in Malabo in Equatorial Guinea...
Oil Workers Detained in Equatorial Guinea Return to South Africa
Mint
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June 22, 2025
(Bloomberg) -- South African contractors jailed in Equatorial Guinea after working in the country’s offshore oil fields returned home on Saturday following more than two years of detention. Peter Huxham and Frik Potgieter, both South African...
Cameroon Allocates CFA15bn for Urgent Works on Ebolowa-Ambam Road
Business in Cameroon
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June 25, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s Minister of Public Works, Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi, launched on June 16 a restricted national tender under emergency procedures for urgent repairs on phase one of the Ebolowa-Ambam road, a 92-kilometer section...
2 SA men unlawfully detained in Equatorial Guinea return home after presidential pardon
Eye Witness News
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JOHANNESBURG - Two South African men who were unlawfully detained in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for more than two years have returned home following a presidential pardon. Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham were arrested by Equatorial Guinean...
Govt welcomes release of two South Africans in Equatorial Guinea
SABC News
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June 22, 2025
The South African government has welcomed the release of two South African nationals from detention in Equatorial Guinea. This release follows the granting of clemency by the President of Equatorial Guinea. Peter Shane Huxham and Frederic...
BACK HOME AT LAST! – SA engineers freed after 860 days in Equatorial Guinea hellhole
African Insider
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June 22, 2025
Frik and Peter have been released! After more than two years of wrongful detention in Equatorial Guinea, the two innocent South African engineers, Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, are finally home! Frik and Peter were returned to their families...
African leaders urge U.S. to embrace investment-driven partnerships, review tariffs
Business Hallmark
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June 24, 2025
African leaders on Monday issued a strong call for the United States to rethink its approach to the continent by prioritizing strategic investments and revising punitive trade tariffs, moving away from aid-centric relationships toward...
African leaders urge U.S. to embrace investment-driven partnerships and review tariffs
3News.com
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June 24, 2025
African leaders have called on Monday for an urgent review of U.S. tariffs on African exports, urging a shift towards transformative partnerships and investment in Africa’s economic potential. Addressing more than 2,000 government and business...
Trump's 'unconstitutional' new travel ban goes into effect
KHQ - Washington State
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Alameda, CA (Prism) The travel restrictions on mostly African and Middle Eastern countries began Monday, after mass anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles People from 12 primarily African and Middle Eastern countries, including family members of...
AU Commission Chair calls for removal of punitive tariffs and visa restrictions on African countries
3News.com
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June 24, 2025
The African Union Commission Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has called for the removal of punitive tariffs and visa restrictions on African countries. He noted that Africa’s 1.3 billion people and abundant resources remain among the world’s...