Donald Thime:
On June 9, 2007 a young Nigerian national named Osamuyi Aikpitanhi died at the hands of Spanish authorities while being deported from Madrid, Spain to Lagos, Nigeria on an Iberia airlines flight. [The story was featured here on the Loft]. Some of the few details known about Mr. Aikpitanhi’s death can be found [...]

The current issue of the Survey Magazine of the International Monetary Fund came out today, prominently featuring a review of the IMF’s role in Africa written by Ulrich Jacoby. Key “Millennium Development Goals” of the IMF in Africa are to improve public financial management systems, to develop an effective financial sector, and to foster economic [...]

This story is about a week old, but it has important implications for Ghana’s future and for its economic standing relative to that of other African nations. As reported on Schlumberger’s Realtime News, the data at this point are from one exploration well called “Mahogany-1″ drilled in in water depths of 1320m. At slightly over [...]