/ 31 January 1999

Mandela in Nigeria

South Africa’s President Nelson Mandela made a brief stopover in Nigeria early Sunday on his way home from the World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland, official Radio Nigeria reported.Mandela was met at Abuja airport by Nigeria’s military ruler General Abdulsalami Abubakar, the radio said.No details of their talks were released. Nigeria is set to return to democratic rule later this year after presidential elections due on February 27.