From power to prison: Baltasar Engonga’s wild lifestyle ends in 8-year sentence

Baltasar Ebang Engonga

For many young Africans, Engonga’s story reads like a real-life drama: wealth, power, scandal, and a dramatic fall. It also highlights the gap between the ruling elite and everyday citizens struggling with unemployment and poverty.

The fall of Baltasar Ebang Engonga, once a powerful government insider and nephew of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, has become one of the most talked-about stories across Africa.

Known for his flamboyant lifestyle and influence in Equatorial Guinea’s corridors of power, Engonga is now serving time in prison after a court sentenced him to eight years for embezzlement on August 27, 2025.

By Segun Adeyemi

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