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Significance

According to the state press office, Obiang secured 93.7% of the votes cast, giving him another seven-year term. The poll coincides with both the worst economic crisis in the country's recent history, and complications for succession planning caused by a French anti-graft probe.

Impacts

US and French investigations into the Obiang family's wealth may push them to move offshore funds to Asian havens such as Hong Kong.

The recent 29-million-dollar road building contract awarded to China Wuyi adds to the 2 billion dollars in deals made with China in 2015.

The regime will encourage oil firms to maintain crude production levels and expand into downstream activities.

Leaders of other Central African states will refrain from criticising the poll -- since theirs were barely more credible.

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