COVER
Africa's Oil Dreams (Cover | World)
With prices high and the Middle East in turmoil, Africa's reserves are more alluring than ever. Will its burgeoning wealth transform the region — or merely fuel greater corruption, violence and inequality?
Nobody's Puppet (Cover | Interview)
Nigeria's new leader lays out his plans and responds to his critics
WORLD
The Baltic Sea's Renaissance
How the region that rings the Baltic has become a 21st century economic powerhouse
POSTCARD FROM
Postcard from Calais: Treading Water
The Sangatte refugee camp on the French coast closed four years ago, but hundreds of migrants remain, determined to seek asylum across the English Channel
ARTS
Star Burst (Architecture)
Called the Crystal, Daniel Libeskind's angular addition to the Royal Ontario Museum is one gem of a building
TECHNOLOGY
Estonia: Under Siege on the Web
A cyber assault on websites in Estonia is a warning to governments and businesses everywhere
GLOBAL ADVISER
Rediscovered (On Show)
Poiret's collection is a work of sartorial art
Fully Booked (Favorite Haunt)
Piers Morgan's favorite haunts include Les Editeurs on Paris' Left Bank
Spirited Away (Long Haul)
The Fundu Lagoon resort on the lush island of Pemba offers simple, rustic comforts in tented rooms
Feng Shui for Fliers (Time Traveler)
Is your plane late again? Planet Jupiter might be upsetting the airport's qi
LETTERS
Faith in Romney? (Inbox)
The Power of Billions; The Two Sides of a Wall; What's Missing?; Sizing Up Blair's Legacy