AXIM, Ghana -- In a world mad for oil, last year's discovery of massive new reserves off Ghana's coast has been greeted as a national lottery ticket improbably paying off: Fishermen fantasize about steady jobs, politicians about gushing revenue. A traditional chief imagines a sparkling new city r...
Dreams of Oil Wealth, Tinted by Fear
AXIM, Ghana -- In a world mad for oil, last year's discovery of massive new reserves off Ghana's coast has been greeted as a national lottery ticket improbably paying off: Fishermen fantasize about steady jobs, politicians about gushing revenue. A traditional chief imagines a sparkling new city r...