May 29, 1997

African Democracy and Governance

Mr. Nyang spoke about democratic developments in Africa and the dangers of despotism in central Africa that threaten democratization in the… read more

Mr. Nyang spoke about democratic developments in Africa and the dangers of despotism in central Africa that threaten democratization in the region. He focused particularly on different developments in Nigeria and Botswana. Journalists from Botswana and Nigeria talked about these issues by telephone. close

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Charlayne Hunter-Gault Chief Correspondent National Public Radio->Africa
James Jukewy Correspondent Reuters Group->Nigerian Bureau

Sulayman S. Nyang Director (Former) Howard University->African Studies Department
Sechele Sechele Editor Botswana
Wole Soyinka Nobel Laureate

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Program ID:: 85025-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: May 29, 1997 | 9:29pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: May 30, 1997 | 5:40am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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May 29, 1997 | 9:29pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 30, 1997 | 12:28am EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 30, 1997 | 5:40am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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