- Angola–Nigeria relations
Angolan-Nigerian relations are primarily based on their roles as oil exporting nations. Both are members of the
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries , theAfrican Union and other multilateral organization.The Angolan government arrested
Henry Okah , the spokesman of theMovement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), the largest rebel group in Nigeria, in September 2007 onarms trafficking charges. Okah had tried to board a plane atLuanda airport bound forSouth Africa when authorities apprehended him. Angola and Nigeria have not signed anextradition treaty, partly because Nigeria still usescapital punishment and Angolan law forbids extraditing suspects to nations in which they may face the punishment of death. Angolan PresidentJosé Eduardo dos Santos agreed to extradite Okah on 21 November, but his lawyers asked the government to reconsider. In January 2008, Attorney GeneralJoão Maria de Sousa said the Angolan government had not yet decided whether it would extradite Okah.cite web|author= |year=2008|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jT-6baBRlIyFRJUBbUT6V50aHSXw|title=Angola declines to confirm extradition of Nigerian militant|format=HTML|publisher=AFP|accessdate=2008-01-08] Okah was finally extradited on15 February 2008 . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7247861.stm BBC NEWS | Africa | Top Nigerian militant extradited ] ]References
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