Old news. Literally.
https://nypost.com/2019/08/16/jeffrey-epstein-conspiracy-theorists-peddling-sci-fi-novel-written-by-ag-william-barrs-late-dad/
They have a quaint little website. Air Annonobo has suspended operations, however, so good luck getting there. Also home to the seemingly endangered Annobo Scops Owl.
https://annobon.com/page/2/
"More substantiated claims suggest President Obiang licensed foreign companies to dump toxic waste on the pristine Atlantic island of Annobon."
It's a dictator's scam, so Annobon mighta just turned into a rabbit hole-
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/teodoro-obiang-nguema-mbasogo-equatorial-guinea-french-corruption-trial-a7238501.html
The answer to why it took so long is "hurry up and wait," A military tradition. Arlington does 30 burials a week. It's just logistics.
Fun fast fact: General Kelley was USMC Commandant during the "barracks" bombing in Lebanon, 1983, that killed 241 Marines et al.