Sunset Near Nigeria

Technically I was still in Nigeria when I took this photo, despite having passed through customs to get out there. The water was always surprisingly calm in our small patch of ocean.

Guns, Millitants and Big Oil: My Week in Nigeria

September 10th 2009
Pre-emptive Saffa It was ten o’clock in the evening, I was at home, I’d had a beer or two. I was just watching an old TV show with a friend when the phone rang, and I picked up to a very up-front South African man. After a few brief pleasantries he got straight to the business of my security briefing and proceeded to inform me of the myriad ways in which I was likely to get blackmai ... read more

Africa » Nigeria » Niger Delta

Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999, and a peaceful transition to civilian government was completed. The president faces the daunting task of rebuilding a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have bee... ... read more

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