http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/678/ en_GB_uk OneWorld UK - Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome Coup Leaders to Return Power to President http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/43899 Military leaders who had taken control of the West African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe--which expects to begin receiving revenues from offshore oil drilling next year--agreed late Wednesday to hand power back to the country's civilian president in return for a promise to hold fresh elections. Army Leads Coup in Poor--But Oil-Rich--Sao Tomé and Príncipe http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/43578 The army took control the tiny West African island nation of Sao Tomé and Príncipe early this morning in a mostly bloodless coup, taking advantage of the President's visit to Nigeria and declaring a "junta of national salvation." The country--one of the poorest in the world--is expecting a windfall from offshore oilfields due to begin production within four years, and has recently drawn interest from Nigeria and the United States, both militarily and economically. IMF forces poor countries to privatise water http://www.debtchannel.org/link/gotolink/addhit/20584 A review of IMF loan policies in forty random countries reveals that, during 2000, IMF loan agreements in 12 countries included conditions imposing water privatization or full cost recovery. In general, it is African countries, and the smallest, poorest and most debt-ridden countries that are being subjected to IMF conditions on water privatization and full cost recovery. Oil Raises Hope, Fear http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/62642/1/ SAO TOME, Jun 30 (IPS) - The discovery of oil in the rugged and forested islands of Sao Tome and Principe has raised both hope and fear in the former Portuguese colony located off the west coast of Africa.