Table des matières
Daniel C. Bach et Yann Lebeau
Preface‘Kunle Amuwo
Introduction. Transition as Democratic RegressionChidi A. Odinkalu
The Management of Transition to Civil Rule by the Military in Nigeria (1966-1996)- A Brief History of Military Involvement in the Politics of Transition
- Murtala/Obasanjo Transition Programme, 1976-1979
- Legislative Regulation of the Transition and Electoral Process, 1976-1979
- The Beginning of Another Transition Programme (1985)
- Legislative Regulation of the Transition and Electoral Processes 1985 -1993
- The Management of Civil Society and Human Rights
- The Legal Process and the Judiciary
- Conclusion. Future Prospects for Sustainable Civil Rule
Attahiru M. Jega
Democracy in Nigeria: Concepts, representations and expectationsAbdul Raufu Mustapha
Civil Rights and Pro-democracy Groups in and outside Nigeria- The Emergence of Human Rights Groups in Nigeria
- Military Rule and Repression of Human Rights. Buhari and Idiagbon
- Babangida
- The Major Groups
- The Civil Liberties Organization (CLO)
- The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR)
- The Constitutional Rights Project (CRP)
- The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP)
- The Movement for National Reformation (MNR)
- The National Conscience Party (NCP)
- The Campaign for Democracy (CD)
- The Democratic Alternative (DA)
- The National Democratic Coalition of Nigeria (NADECO)
- The United Democratic Front of Nigeria (UDFN)
- Problems of Human Rights Groups
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Typology and List of Human Rights Groups in Nigeria
- Typology of the Groups
- Human Rights Groups in Nigeria
- Civil Rights Groups
- Pro-Democracy Groups
- Special Interest Groups
- Unions and Churches
- External Groups
- Umbrella Groups
Michèle Maringues
The Nigerian Press: Current state, travails and prospects- Introduction: A historical overview
- The first press laws
- The expansion of the government and private press
- Journalists up against an authoritarian state
- The Methods of the Press and the Strategies of the Government
- Condemnation, investigation, exaggeration
- Magazines of the ‘third kind’
- Fanciful information
- The influence of religious preaching
- ‘Brown envelopes’ and hidden subsidies
- Hagiography as an art form
- Seizures, arrests and sentences
- Obstructing distribution
- Blurring the picture with fake editions
- Preventing production
- Arresting and threatening journalists
- Giving journalists long prison sentences
- No-go areas
- Introducing Professional Ethics: The role of the Nigerian Press Council
- The Private Press and Influence Groups
- The English-language model
- The spread of junk publications
- In the North, the Press is Still Underdeveloped
- Normalization and Commercialization
- Deregulation of broadcasting
- Who Controls What Media?
- The government press
- The private press
Nicole Chevillard
Pius Adesanmi (trad.)
Nigeria’s External Debt: Evolution, mix and current issues- Nigeria’s External Debt in Perspective
- Beginnings of the external debt
- Successive rescheduling
- Largest external debt in sub-Saharan Africa
- The Structure of Nigeria’s External Debt
- Debt on the basis of size of loans
- The importance of creditors in the Paris Club
- Debt servicing
- Arrears owed foreign oil companies
- Debt Conversion Programme
- Attitude of the Nigerian Authorities to the Debt
François Misser
European Interests in Nigeria- Trade: The EU, Primary Client and Market
- His Majesty: Oil
- Imports: A predominant waning
- Europe, the Primary Foreign Investor
- Nigeria: Key element in Europe’s energy supply strategy
- From Agro-food to the Banking Sector: A diversified European portfolio
- European Union: Second donor after the World Bank
- First ACP beneficiary of European aid
- Nigeria: The impact of aid is relatively insignificant
- European Interests in the Light of Sanctions
- Energy sector spared
- Private embargo?
- Sanctions: Limited effectiveness
Richard L. Sklar
An Elusive Target: Nigeria fends off sanctionsAlex Gboyega
Current Options for a Stabilized Federal System in Nigeria- Introduction
- Reactions to the Constitutional Conference
- Proceedings of the Conference
- Interim Provisions
- The Draft Constitution: Structure of the federation
- Conference decision
- Power Sharing and Rotation of Offices
- Conference decision
- Government decision
- The Federal Character Principle
- Creation of New States and Local Governments
- Revenue Allocation
- Conference decision
- Options for a Stabilized Federal System
- Conclusion
Enemaku Idachaba
Chronology of Major Political Events in the Abacha Era (1993-1998)