The United States now imports more of its oil from Africa than it does from Saudi Arabia. How is oil and the money it brings to the continent's treasuries transforming Africa?
For his new book, Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil, John Ghazvinian traveled from the parched dust bowls of Chad and Sudan to the swamps and jungles of Nigeria and the Congo, and from the corridors of Washington to the gleaming offices of "Big Oil."
Does oil-producing Africa live up to the hype?
Why is it impossible to buy bananas in Gabon, when they grow in profusion in the nation's rainforest? What MUST Black folks in America know about our homeland and its future?
For answers about these and other questions, check out this insightful online article here.
C'mon family - time to start thinking globally!