LIBYA

 

Shukri Ghanem: Qadhafi’s ‘No Man’

 

Former Libyan oil tsar Shukri Ghanem was found dead, floating in the Danube in Vienna early on 29 April. He was 69. A prominent reformer and academic, Dr Ghanem was the architect of Libya’s 2005-07 exploration bonanza and as prime minister (2003-06) spearheaded an (albeit ultimately futile) effort to seriously reform the Libyan economy. Report by Rafiq Latta.

 

Dr Ghanem’s...