Rent The Wonga Coup: A Tale of Guns, Germs and the Steely Determination to Create Mayhem in an Oil-Rich Corner of Africa

Synopsis

In THE WONGA COUP, a group of European businessmen decide to raise funds so that an army of mercenaries can take over a relatively small, but oil-rich, country in West Africa. This true story of a bold, and ultimately failed, 2004 plot to seize Equatorial Guinea includes a colorful cast of corrupt players on both sides, including the country's dictator, Macias Nguema, and the leader of the coup, Simon Mann, a British adventurer and aristocrat. Author Adam Roberts also follows the trail higher up, implicating government officials and corporations in this tale of modern-day piracy gone wrong.

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