The Nigerian Experience
Background: Abacha and Corruption in Nigeria
- BBC, General Abacha's Era of Dictatorship, 25 April 1998
- Hakeem Jimo et al, Global Corruption Report, Corruption in West Africa, 2001
- Antony Goldman, Christian Science Monitor, Same Salary Three Lifestyles, 5 February 1997
- Economist, Nigeria's Missing Billions, 22 October 1994
- PublicIntegrity.org, Nigeria Corruption TimelineDecember 2003
- Tom Nevin, African Business, Nigeria Most Corrupt in Africa - TI, January 2002
- SAPA, Freeze Abacha's Accounts: TUTU, 16 November 1995
Obasanjo Drive to Reclaim Assets
- Mail & Guardian, Africa's Leaders Have looted billions, 14 June 2002
- Eniwoke Ibagere, BBC Corruption Obasanjo's biggest challenge, 28 May 2000
- The Economist, Economist Nigeria's future, 6 March 1999
- James Rutter, Euromoney Interview with Obasanjo, September 1999
- Tom Masland, Newsweek Lost Billions, 13 March 2000
- Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times, Nigerian Leader Amazes Many with Anti-Graft Drive, 23 November 1999
Repatriation of Stolen Assets: The Process
- Mail and Guardian, Nigeria in Talks with Swiss, 12 October 2003
- New African, Cameron Duodu, Nigeria targets the 'gnomes of London', June 2002
- New York Times, Nigeria investigates ex-ministers, 3 December 1998
- Journal of Money Laundering Control, Recovering the proceeds of corruption, Autumn 2002
- UNODC asset recovery program Nigeria
- Wall Street Journal, Russell Gold, Wall Street Journal Nigeria Inquiry, 29 September 2004
- Mail and Guardian, Abacha's family swaps 1.2b, 19 March 2002
- BBC, Nigeria recovers Stolen money, 27 November 2003
- New York Times, Eliza beth Olson, Nigeria to recover 1b, 18 April 2002
- BBC, James Whittington, Nigeria Closes in on Missing Cash, 20 August 2003
The Banks
- BBC, Britain goes after Abacha millions, 18 October 2001
- BBC, Switzerland to give back Abacha millions, 17 April 2002
- Global Information Network, Tim Shorrock, Experts urge tougher US, World Bank Corruption Stance, 10 May 2002
- Panafrican News Agency, Lawsuit delays repatriating 1.3b, 21 June 2005
- New York Times, Jeff Gerth, Citigroup Head concedes poor controls, 10 November 1999
- New York Times, Timothy L. O'brien, Panel to Focus On Deposits by Africans, 5 November 1999
- Due Diligence Database, Maarouf Al-Dawabi et al, Proposal for Transparency International, 19 May 2003
- BBC, Swiss Banks criticized over Abacha loot, 4 September 2000
