# Economy Shrinks, Soccer Update

- Place: Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (3.7523, 8.7741)
- Published: 2026-11-07T04:08:33.411Z · expires 2026-11-14T04:08:33.411Z
- Floors (The Arena): E10 Institutions, E9 Cultures, E12 States
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/8m3
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

Equatorial Guinea's economy contracted in the latest quarter, with the World Bank urging diversification beyond oil and gas, per Devdiscourse.

The country's national soccer team, the Black Scorpions, has been eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, according to Strait Times reports.

U.S. Army Civil Affairs units conducted joint training exercises with Equatorial Guinea forces, as reported by DVIDSHub, highlighting ongoing military cooperation.

## Sources

- [U.S. Army Civil Affairs team executes Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) with Equatorial Guinea](https://www.dvidshub.net/image/9608748/us-army-civil-affairs-team-executes-joint-combined-exchange-training-jcet-with-equatorial-guinea) · dvidshub.net · 2026-11-04
- [Equatorial Guinea's Economy Shrinks: World Bank Pushes Jobs Beyond Oil and Gas](https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/business/4001785-equatorial-guineas-economy-shrinks-world-bank-pushes-jobs-beyond-oil-and-gas?amp) · devdiscourse.com · 2026-11-05
- [Owono out of Cup of Nations qualifiers](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxOWkR1cTlkNDFQWnByNmQxR3NVa3pZU3R6bzduTm5PdHJEZVQxZHpMbnBvNUdpS2VnQVZXTG9sVS1uXzB0bDRQcVFaVDVNR0daRlYyMkI2OEx3WGE2aUhOUkttYjRoUnQ5ZXVjd2ZCWWU4UldLYXRkck1OdnViV0hsMlhiUmtrX0ZOcnRZUTc2ZHZlTFJqd2UyOQ?oc=5) · straitstimes.com · 2026-11-05

## Open data shown on the globe

- GDP per person · Our World in Data · World Bank: Highest: Singapore $140k · Ireland $131k · Luxembourg $127k · check: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gdp-per-capita-worldbank