Abacha, General Sani, 46, 134, 149–150, 333

as ECOWAS chairman, 150, 255

and intervention in Sierra Leone, 258

Abidjan, 216, 231

Abidjan Peace Accord (1996), 216, 219

cease-fire violations in, 240, 242–244

failure of, 220, 240–246

provisions of, 238–240

signing of, 219–220, 238

Abidjan peace negotiations (1996), 231–238

cease-fire, 233–235

deadlock in, 235–236

phases of, 232–238

RUF as beneficiary of, 239–240

RUF delegation in, 233

RUF demands in, 233–236

Abubakar, General Abdulsalam, 255, 296–297

Abuja Ceasefire Agreements (2000, 2001), 313

Abuja I Peace Accord (1995), 133–134

General Sani Abacha, role in, 139

Committee of Nine role in, 138

cease-fire violations, 144

implementation of, 143–144

motivations of factions in, 140

power sharing in, 141–143

provisions of, 139–140

Abuja I Peace Accord (1995) (continued)

Jerry Rawlings role in, 139

signatories, 139

and war weariness, 141

Abuja II Peace Accord (1996), 46, 133

General Sani Abacha role in, 150–151, 153–155

disarmament, 152

ECOWAS’ financial support for, 156

estimate of faction strength, 153

Nigerian role in, 150

implementation of, 151–157

international assistance for, 157

provisions, 150–151

signatories, 150

Accra Peace Accord, 46, 103

failure of, 125

Jerry Rawlings role in, 124–126

provisions of, 125

signatories of, 125

Adodo, Yaovi, 66

AFL. See Armed Forces of Liberia

AFRC. See Armed Forces Ruling Council

Africa Confidential,, 184–185, 288, 293

Africa Watch, 52

Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities and Peaceful Settlement of Conflict. SeeBanjul I Ceasefire

Akazu,, 194