Desc: Simon Mann's African Coup: Black Beach: Directed by Christopher Olgiati. With Simon Mann, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Mark Thatcher. The tiny West African country of Equatorial Guinea was the target for a coup. Why? Oil & Gas. And lots of it. Storyville scrutinizes the plot and the motivations behind the attempted coup ex-SAS officer Simon Mann lead in 2004.