Equatorial Guinea: Seek Independent Inquiry of Blast

International Support Should Go Directly to Affected People, Not Government
A dark cloud of smoke shown in the aftermath of a series of explosions in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, March 7, 2021.
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(Johannesburg) – Equatorial Guinean authorities should invite international experts to conduct an independent investigation into the explosion that took place on March 7, 2021 at a military camp in Bata, the country’s largest city, Human Rights Watch and EG Justice said today.
Government officials say that 98 people were killed and 615 others injured, but people interviewed by EG Justice in Bata say that based on the number of bodies pulled from the rubble, the actual number of victims is much higher. Given high levels of corruption in Equatorial Guinea, donors and aid groups should send support directly to affected people rather than disburse aid to the government.

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