Nigeria's Relations with African Countries
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Africa as the centre piece of Nigeria's foreign policy — guiding principles, implementation and implications; NEPAD (origin, objectives, implications).
- Evaluate the role of Nigeria in continental affairs.
- Assess the role of NEPAD in developing Africa.
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- Practice question 1
Nigeria's diplomatic and security cooperation around the Lake Chad Basin primarily addresses concerns about
- A.Tourism development
- B.Insurgency, security threats and humanitarian crises in the region
- C.Sporting events
- D.Oil exploration alone
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B. Insurgency, security threats and humanitarian crises in the region
Lake Chad Basin cooperation primarily addresses insurgency, security threats and humanitarian crises.
- Practice question 2
Cross-border trade and security cooperation with its immediate neighbours (Benin, Niger, Chad, Cameroon) form an important part of Nigeria's
- A.Domestic-only concerns unrelated to foreign policy
- B.Global foreign policy exclusively, with no regional dimension
- C.Immediate regional foreign policy priorities
- D.Judicial system
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C. Immediate regional foreign policy priorities
Cross-border trade and security cooperation with neighbours are important immediate regional foreign policy priorities.
- Practice question 3
The Multinational Joint Task Force reflects the recognition that transnational security threats like Boko Haram require
- A.Complete withdrawal of military forces from the affected region
- B.Coordinated, multinational cooperation among affected neighbouring states
- C.A purely unilateral national military response with no neighbouring country involvement
- D.Reliance solely on international, non-African peacekeepers
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B. Coordinated, multinational cooperation among affected neighbouring states
This reflects the recognition that such threats require coordinated multinational cooperation among neighbours.
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- Constitutional Development in Nigeria
- Nigeria in International Organizations
- Structures of Governance
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