Vol 37 No 10 | NIGERIA Missing person 10th May 1996 Poison pen letters and Abacha's absences are causing concern in Abuja What can account for General Sani Abacha's continuing absences from public functions? One reason suggested by those close to the Aso Rock headquarters is that Abacha and his...
Vol 41 No 22 | NIGERIA Hard loans 10th November 2000 Nigeria is questioning the legitimacy of much of the US$27 million debt claimed by the Paris Club of Western government creditors. Almost unprecedentedly, the meeting on 26-27 October...
Vol 38 No 18 | BENINNIGERIA Cross-border crimes 12th September 1997 As pressure mounts on Nigeria's military regime, Abacha tackles his border problems Chairing the Economic Community of West African States has pushed the reclusive General Sani Abacha into the limelight with Nigeria's neighbours. None, perhaps, is more important to Nigeria...
Vol 64 No 16 | NIGERIA Amid protests over spiralling prices, Tinubu names new team 3rd August 2023 Political payback rather than competence shapes list of ministerial nominees as economic woes deepen The publication of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's list of 28 ministerial nominees on 27 July was held up for almost two months by tortuous negotiations over federal and...
Vol 64 No 21 | CLIMATE CHANGESPECIAL REPORT Radical climate finance strategies go mainstream 13th October 2023 Leaders of the IMF and World Bank back carbon taxes and a plan to end fossil fuel subsidies | Special Report by Tim Concannon One of the most significant moments of the finance meetings in Marrakech on 9-15 October was the call by World Bank President Ajay Banga to open discussions on... READ FOR FREE