Vol 44 No 15 | SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE Desperados 25th July 2003 The latest coup attempt in São Tomé e Príncipe, which only temporarily toppled President Fradique de Menezes (who was in Nigeria when it happened on 16 July) and...
Vol 44 No 2 | SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE Fradique's new front 24th January 2003 A newcomer to oil finds that old deals with foreign friends gum up the works The standoff between President Fradique de Menezes and oil interests in Nigeria, Norway and the United States blocks development of São Tomé e Príncipe's offshore zone, which may...
Vol 43 No 21 | NIGERIASÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE Trouble in oil 25th October 2002 A symbol of regional cooperation, the Nigeria-São Tomé e Príncipe Joint Development Zone (JDZ), launched only in January, looks close to collapse.
Vol 43 No 14 | SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE Murky waters 12th July 2002 President Fradique de Menezes must perform a tricky balancing act developing the oil sector under transparency rules which donors insist on and keeping his big Nigerian neighbours...
Vol 43 No 3 | SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE Family fiefs 8th February 2002 With parliamentary elections due next month and expectations of an oil boom, a long-simmering political feud finally exploded on 4 February with the resignation of Patrice Emery Trovoada,...
Vol 42 No 1 | NIGERIASÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE Big brother 12th January 2001 Negotiators from giant Nigeria and tiny São Tomé e Príncipe hope to conclude a landmark agreement to settle a border dispute at talks due to begin in São...
Vol 39 No 21 | SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE Call the lawyers 23rd October 1998 In a deal with São Tomé Petroleum, America's Mobil has bought information rights to all 22 of the blocks on offer. The most promising strip of sea-bed lies...