Nigeria why the 'British experiment' failed

From: New African | Date: October 1, 2002| Author: Boateng, Osei | Copyright information

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Nigeria's current debilitating North-South problems have their roots in the preindependence arrangements foisted on the nation by the departing colonial power. Osei Boateng reports on Frederick Forsyth's re-worked book, The Biafran Story.

How can Nigeria forget Frederick Forysth. He is British. He is famous. He is a journalist turned novelist. And he has a story to tell. His book, The Biafran Story, (first published in paperback on 26 June 1969 by Penguin) raised q...