Inner circles | Nigeria
Olusegun Obasanjo rolls out chicken diplomacy across Africa

Former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo in Cape Town, South Africa on 6 November 2019.
Former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo in Cape Town, South Africa on 6 November 2019. © Xabiso Mkhabela/Anadolu Agency via AFP
The former Nigerian president has his fingers in many pies across the continent. He is a shrewd businessman and crisis mediator, shuttling between his native land to countries ranging from Sudan to the DRC. A network of academics, politicians and influential businessmen help him on his way. [...]
Reading time 6 minutes Thibaut Lanchon
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