Abstract: The present account of the AOU's involvement in the Nigerian civil war is intended to show the impact of the Nigerian war on the OAU and on the relationships of its members. Two main principles of the OAU Charter were put to the test: 1. The principle of noninterference in internal affairs, consistently referred to by Nigeria; 2. Respect for the inalienable right to independence; insisted upon by Biafra. Sections of the article: introduction - chronology - the motives for the OAU intervention in the Nigerian conflict - the OAU summit meeting in Kinshasa in September 1976 - the Kampala peace talks in May 1968 - new OAU initiative: talks at Niamey in July 1968 - the Addis Ababa peace negotiations in August-September 1968 - the OAU summit in Algiers in September 1968 - the OAU mission on Nigeria meeting in Monrovia in April 1969 - the OAU summit meeting in Addis Ababa in September 1969 - last peace efforts - the collapse of Biafra - conclusions. Notes.
Publication Year: 1975
Publication Date: 1975-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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