Equatorial Guinea’s 80-year-old President Teodoro Obiang Mbasogo is running for a sixth term

He has ruled the country since 1979, when he overthrew his uncle, former President Francisco Macías Nguema.His son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is his Vice President.76.8% of Equatorial Guinea’s population lives in poverty despite the country being oil rich, and having a low population of 1.5 million people.The country has been ruled by two Presidents since independence – President Obiang since 1979 and his uncle, former President Francisco Nguema from 1968-1979.