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Sunday, November 22, 2009 12:02 AM

Simon Mann

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Name: Simon Mann

First Reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

Eni SpA

Heritage boss to pocket 80m

HERITAGE OIL, the FTSE 250 group run by Tony Buckingham, has agreed to sell its prized Uganda fields for $1.5 billion (909m) to Eni of Italy in a deal that will bring an 80m windfall for the ex-mercenary.Heritage, advised by JP Morgan Cazenove, has been ... [Times Online - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Tony Buckingham, Simon Mann, Uganda, Eni SpA

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents

Big ambition for Equatorial Guinea

This week has seen a rush of key policymakers and business executives from Africa flocking to London. Apart from Sierra Leone, oil and gas executives have been discussing the outlook for Equatorial Guinea, a small central African state rich in oil. Equatorial ... [Africa Blog - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Equatorial Guinea, Simon Mann, London

First Reported 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 43 Documents

Scotland Yard will question mercenary over Mark Thatcher's role in botched Equatorial Guinea coup

Freed mercenary Simon Mann is due home in Britain today to face questioning by Scotland Yard detectives investigating the botched Equatorial Guinea coup.Police plan to quiz the Old Etonian and ex-SAS soldier who has claimed that Sir Mark Thatcher and ... [Mail Online UK - 11/04/2009]

Entities: Equatorial Guinea, Mark Thatcher, New Scotland Yard, Mercenaries, Simon Mann

First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 29 Documents

Jacob Zuma

Freed mercenaries praise Zuma for their release

9:56 am TWN, AFP JOHANNESBURG -- The four South African citizens who had been pardoned and freed by Equatorial Guinea over a foiled coup plot there attributed their release to President Jacob Zuma', a newspaper said Wednesday. “We were told that Zuma ... [China Post - 11/05/2009]

Entities: Jacob Zuma, Mercenaries, Simon Mann

First Reported 11/07/2009 - Updated 11/08/2009 - 6 Documents

Mark Thatcher 'became informer to South Africa'

Sir Mark Thatcher became an informer to the South African secret services while he was being investigated over his role in the botched Dogs of War coup in central Africa. Previous of Images Next Sir Mark Thatcher Photo: AFP/GETTY Freed mercenary Simon ... [Telegraph - 11/08/2009]

Entities: Mark Thatcher, Simon Mann, Equatorial Guinea

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 4 Documents

SA mercenaries 'do not face jail'

Nick du Toit was sentenced to 34 years in 2004 Four South Africa men convicted for their role in an Equatorial Guinea coup plot will not be re-arrested when they return home, officials say. 'They have been punished for their action,' said deputy international ... [BBC - 11/06/2009]

Entities: Equatorial Guinea, Mercenaries, Nick du Toit, Simon Mann

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 5 Documents

Simon Mann leaves Equatorial Guinea

MALABO (Reuters) - Freed British mercenary Simon Mann left Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, officials said, a day after the ex-special forces officer said he was now "relieved" his attempted coup had failed.Equatorial Guinea pardoned Mann this week on ... [Politicsweb - 11/05/2009]

Entities: Simon Mann, Equatorial Guinea, Dassault Falcon 900, Zimbabwe, Nick du Toit

First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 27 Documents

Mercenary home after E. Guinea pardon

Mercenary Simon Mann voiced relief on Wednesday as he arrived home after more than five "tough" years behind bars for a failed 2004 coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.Mann flew back to Britain on a private jet facing a possible new investigation ... [France24 - europe - 11/04/2009]

Entities: Mercenaries, Guinea, Simon Mann

First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 2 Documents

Back in the arms of his wife: First picture of mercenary Simon Mann freed after five years in African jail

Freed mercenary Simon Mann celebrated his freedom with his wife Amanda today as he thanked people for the 'warmth' shown since his release from a 34-year jail sentence for his part in plotting a coup.The Old Etonian and ex-SAS soldier was pardoned earlier ... [Mail Online UK - 11/06/2009]

Entities: Simon Mann, Mercenaries, Equatorial Guinea, Mark Thatcher

First Reported 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/03/2009 - 2 Documents

Africa coup-plotter Simon Mann pardoned

British coup-plotter Simon Mann has been pardoned by Equatorial Guinea on health grounds after nearly two years in jail, officials say.A statement posted on Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Information Web site said Mann, a former British commando who ... [Individual.com - 11/03/2009]

Entities: Simon Mann, Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Mercenaries

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 4 Documents

Mercenaries 'won't be charged'

Johannesburg - Four South Africans pardoned by Equatorial Guinea for a failed coup in 2004 will not face local criminal charges when they return home, the justice ministry said on Thursday."These people have been arrested, tried, convicted and served ... [News24.com - 11/05/2009]

Entities: Mercenaries, Equatorial Guinea, Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), Simon Mann

First Reported 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/03/2009 - 2 Documents

Tuesday 3 November 2009

The Czech constitutional court has ruled that the Lisbon Treaty is in line with the constitution, clearing the way for President Vaclav Klaus to sign it. The Czech Republic is the only EU member yet to ratify the treaty, and the decision removes the penultimate ... [BBC - 11/03/2009]

Entities: Simon Mann, Matt Frei, David Cameron, Richard Watson, David Grossman

Quotes

Mann, 57, said on his release from prison in Equatorial Guinea last week: "as far as i'm concerned, i am very anxious that calil, thatcher and one or two of the others, should face justice.”"

Sir Mark Thatcher gave coup information to intelligence officials prior to arrest [Telegraph - 11/08/2009]

...was speaking before he flew out of the country's capital Malabo aboard a private jet that an airport official said "should be going to Britain". "i regret what happened in 2004. it was wrong and i'm happy that we did not succeed" Mann was quoted by the BBC as saying. Speaking in Malabo, Mann thanked the authorities

Pardoned British mercenary leaves E.Guinea [France24 - Americas - 11/04/2009]

More Content

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Heritage boss to pocket 80m [Times Online - 2 hours ago]
From factories to franchises [The Age - 11/20/2009]
YOUR VIEW: City needs permanent ice rink [Glasgow Evening Times - 11/18/2009]
SANDF not the first choice of military-minded y... [Business Day - 11/16/2009]
Simon Mann's coup plot: nasty, brutal and posh [Socialist Worker - 11/14/2009]
Not for the sons of African rulers [Business Day - 11/11/2009]
SA investigating reports of mercenaries in Guin... [SABC - 11/10/2009]
Thatcher role in coup bid in spotlight [Legalbrief - 11/09/2009]
The new scramble for Africa [Legalbrief - 11/09/2009]
Mark Thatcher 'became informer to South Africa' [Telegraph - 11/08/2009]
Sir Mark Thatcher gave coup information to inte... [Telegraph - 11/08/2009]
Thatcher's son may face court over coup [Sydney Morning Herald - 11/08/2009]
'Margaret Thatcher's son became South African spy' [Sify - 11/08/2009]
Simon Mann: the Old Etonian mercenary plots his... [Telegraph - 11/08/2009]
Obiang wants new seven-year term [Angus Reid Global Monitor - 11/08/2009]
My secret talks to free Mann from jail hellhole [Daily Express - 11/08/2009]
Lobbying row as ex-minister Paul Boateng lands ... [Times Online - 11/07/2009]
Simon Mann: spotlight falls on business associa... [Telegraph - 11/07/2009]
Thatcher said he was a spy for South Africans [Times Online - 11/07/2009]
Coup-plot mercenary back in UK for 'most wonder... [Yorkshire Post - 11/07/2009]
This week: David Cameron, Simon Mann and Sir Ch... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/07/2009]
Puzzle remains as dog of war returns [FT.com - Africa - 11/06/2009]
Sleeping dogs of war [Times Online - 11/06/2009]
Legal hurdles may prevent Thatcher coup trial i... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/06/2009]
Back in the arms of his wife: First picture of ... [Mail Online UK - 11/06/2009]
First picture of coup plotter Simon Mann with w... [Mail Online UK - 11/06/2009]
SA mercenaries 'do not face jail' [BBC - 11/06/2009]
No word on mercenaries' return [News24.com - 11/06/2009]
Simon Mann's part in the modern scramble for Af... [Telegraph - 11/06/2009]
Simon Mann leaves Equatorial Guinea [Politicsweb - 11/05/2009]

Blogs

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From compassion to action, from action to knowl... [...My heart's in Accra - 11/19/2009] I’ve opened a lot of lectures lately – presentations about our Media Cloud research at Berkman – by complaining about the New York Times’s Africa coverage. I cite ...
Big ambition for Equatorial Guinea [Africa Blog - 11/18/2009] This week has seen a rush of key policymakers and business executives from Africa flocking to London. Apart from Sierra Leone, oil and gas executives have been discussing ...
Sit back and await the joy of Simon the singing... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/06/2009] With its top-class cast and horribly fascinating location there could scarcely be any more to love about the Mann sagaThere are better ways to open a newspaper column ...
Oil Coup plotter Simon Mann set free in Equator... [Asian Energy - 11/04/2009] Coup plotter Simon Mann set free after he's pardoned with 32 years still to serve in Equatorial GuineaBy ANDREW MALONELast updated at 4:55 PM on 03rd November 2009Unshackled: ...
The curious case of Simon Mann [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/03/2009] Will the mysteries surrounding the 'wonga coup' be solved now the chief plotter is on his way home from Equatorial Guinea?So Simon Mann, international man of mystery, ...

Audio/Video

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Africa Coup-plotter Mann Back in UK [Associated Press - YouTube - 11/04/2009]
Simon Mann arrives in UK [ITN News - YouTube - 11/04/2009]
Simon Mann says he's grateful to have been pard... [ITN News - YouTube - 11/04/2009]
Simon Mann gets unexpected pardon [ITN News - YouTube - 11/03/2009]

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