Equatorial Guinea defends UN prize critics blast (AP)

AP - The president of Equatorial Guinea has issued a rare public statement to defend a UNESCO prize bearing his name that a rights group said Tuesday was merely a way to “launder the reputation of a brutal dictator.”

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