Nigeria during the Abacha years, 1993-1998 : the domestic and international politics of democratization : the proceedings of a conference held in Bordeaux, France at the Centre d'étude d'Afrique noire, 1996

• Author: ‘Kunle Amuwo, Daniel C. Bach, Yann Lebeau (dir.)
• TeilnehmendeR: Bach, Daniel; Amuwo, Kunle; Lebeau, Yann
• Place / Publishing House: [Place of publication not identified] : IFRA/CEAN, 2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii-395 pages)
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

The autocratic regime of Sani Abacha (1993-1998) stands out as a watershed in the history of independent Nigeria. Nigeria’s darkest years since the civil war resulted from his unrestrained personal rule; very close to the features associated with warlordism. Nepotism, corruption, violation of human rights, procrastination over the implementation of a democratic transition, and the exploitation of ethnic, cultural or religious identities, also resulted in the accumulation of harshly repressed frustrations. In this book, some distinguished scholars, journalists and civil society activists examine this process of democratic recession, and its institutional, sociological, federal and international ramifications. Most of the contributions were originally presented at a seminar organized by the Centre d’Etude d’Afrique Noire (CEAN) in Bordeaux.