The Eritrean-Ethiopian border war the army mutiny in Guinea Bissau and the sudden death of the Nigerian leader General Sani Abacha left the Organisation of African Unity summit on 8-10 June struggling for relevance despite the best efforts of its host President Blaise Compaoré...
The one voice of dissent Nigeria's Beita Yusuf (close to the late General Sani Abacha) is for now outgunned but that could change...
More arguably they claim another British policy aim was served: the containment of the regional hegemonic goals of Nigeria's General Sani Abacha...
Elf-Aquitaine the former state oil producer is keen to maintain close ties with General Sani Abacha apparently regarding him as the ‘least worst' future head of state...
Sani Abacha's military regime...
Vol 39 No 10 |
- EUROPEAN UNION
Nigeria wasn't so lucky: though in Togo it had got away with it in Port-Louis General Sani Abacha's regime was condemned by one ACP vote and an overwhelming EU majority...
The death sentences handed down on 28 April to six convicted coup plotters - all from the Yoruba south-west - will do little to settle the unease in the military about General Sani Abacha's political transition programme...
Sani Abacha who rarely leaves the Aso Rock presidential complex was not briefed on the gravity of the situation...
Both 76 year-old General Suharto and 54 year-old General Sani Abacha face growing political opposition this year; they also have had to think about elections...
