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Thatcher case opens opaque world of African oil politics
Sir Mark Thatcher’s decision to plead guilty to unwittingly helping an alleged African coup plot is the latest twist in one of the more bizarre and murky tales in the continent’s history of power struggles involving natural resources.
January 14, 2005
Violence could force Shell out of Nigeria’
Consultants tell oil group its policies have fed mounting strife in Nigeria, which is home to 10% of its output
June 10, 2004



















