Alicante is also a co-founder of the pro-democracy and anti-corruption NGOs Equatoguinean Commission of Jurists, Equatorial Guinea is Ours, and Open Central Africa.
In his youth he witnessed a state-sponsored atrocity against his village, resulting in his desire to promote human rights in his nation.
[1][2][3][4][5] Alicante is a prominent expert on exposing authoritarianism and corruption and is a frequent contributor to BBC, Radio France International, Voice of America, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and The Economist.
[5] Alicante served as an expert witness in an unprecedented "Biens mal acquis" case in Paris against the Equatoguinean Vice President, which resulted in a criminal conviction and the confiscation of all ill-gotten assets.
[6] Alicante's work has made him a target of Equatoguinean President, Teodoro Obiang, who declared him a "traitor and enemy of the state."