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A desperate voice crackled down the phone -- Mariano Nkogo Mba Nchama's 22-year-old son pleaded for help to get home to Equatorial Guinea from Ukraine, where he is fighting for the Russian army.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Ambassador Mansour al-Otaibi said Ndong Mba reported to a closed council meeting Wednesday that “Israel categorically refused the council visit,” though Israel’s U.N.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2019

Equatorial Guinea’s ambassador, Anatolio Ndong Mba, warned that continuing violence could “escalate out of control and could further imperil what is already a very delicate situation” in Gaza.

From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2018

Ambassador Anatolio Ndong Mba called the fact that they came to the council “very, very important” and “a good sign.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2018

On the northern coast of Vitilevu her influence was felt as far west as Mba, and she exercised a nominal suzerainty over Somosomo, the state then paramount over the eastern half of Vanualevu.

From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil