We are indeed in changing times. In what could probably qualify as the biggest diplomatic stunt of modern times, well at least from the African continent, news reports has it that Libya is on the verge of investing its massive piles of petrol dollars in American corporations.

Libya would like to open a new chapter [...]

Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, one of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi sons met senior Bush administration officials Tuesday, in what the VOA calls “another sign of improved U.S.-Libyan relations”.
Saif al-Islam Gadhafi sees Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Thursday, [even though] Saif al-Islam Gadhafi holds no official position in the Libyan government, but he has been a [...]

Before Liberia was torn apart by civil war, the AM Dogliotti medical school was funded by the government and turned out around 40 graduates a year. Now there are 195 students on the register, but last year only four students graduated as the average course length has jumped from five years to nine. And the [...]

David Ajao, an Accra-based blogger provides happenings from the streets of Accra via a post “AU Summit in Accra and matters arising” - excerpts:
The AU Summit has started here in Accra since yesterday 1st July 2007. A lot has been happening before and during yesterday’s session. I’d highlight a few things I find interesting.
25.07.2007 Qaddafi [...]