Wassa

Wassa was a womanizing backstabber in the 1973 movie Shaft in Africa, the last movie of the original Shaft 

franchise.

He was played by Debebe Eshetu.

Allegedly, he was originally part of the plan to get John to do the mission in Africa. We first see him introducing himself, to which the Emier calls "the brains." It's revealed later on, that Wassa is setting John up for Amafi, who is upset, later disgusted by his failure to kill him. Wassa tries on many occassions to trap John, using many killers to catch him. Two of them, sent by Wassa, one man at an airport, and another in Eithopia, end up getting killed by John. Wassa tries one last desperate attempt to kill John, in a boat ride to France. John finally shoots him when Wassa tries to set him up, killing him.