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...When Nelson Mandela called Nigeria's hanging of Ken Saro Wiwa and eight fellow activists 'a heinous act' last weekend, he was sounding a call rarely heard in African politics," reports TIME's Andrew Purvis. Historically, few African leaders have taken it upon themselves to censure the reprehensible behavior of other heads of state. Mandela, however, has begun to match words with action. On his urging, Nigeria was suspended from a New Zealand Commonwealth meeting where the South African leader made the statement. Tuesday, South Africa's soccer federation barred Nigeria's team from playing in South Africa, and calls...
...industry, which accounts for 80 percent of Nigeria's export income, has crumbled under pro-democracy movements such as the one led by Saro-Wiwa and his minority Ogonis, who say their oil-rich southern lands have been destroyed by the industry...
Since 1990, Saro-Wiwa has led the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, (MOSOP...
...days after the memo was sent, Saro-Wiwa was arrested...
...October 31, Saro-Wiwa was sentenced to death for his alleged involvement in a group of murders, a charge that Amnesty International calls unfounded...