Nigeria Foreign Policy Essay

1987 Words4 Pages

1) When examining the foreign policy of South Africa and the means with which they seek their objectives, the simple answer can be found in Chapter 7 of the National Development Plan (NDP), "South Africa’s foreign policy must be shaped by the interplay between diplomatic, political, security, environmental, economic and regional co-operatives dynamics that define early 21st century international relations '." (http://www.fes-southafrica.org/fes/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/A-Foreign-Policy-Handbook-ebook.pdf). South Africa 's strategy is one of concentric circles. Africa is in the inner circle, followed by the Southern Hemisphere, and finally then the northern Hemisphere and global multilateralism. South Africa strives to protect her national …show more content…

One of the main ways Nigeria has attempted to obtain this status is by making their foreign policy Africa centered. The Hon. Aja Wachukwu poised Nigeria 's foreign policy this way, "charity begins at home and therefore any Nigerian foreign policy that does not take into consideration the peculiar position of Africa is unrealistic" (https://www.modernghana.com/news/354264/nigeria-foreign-policy-1960-2011-fifty-one-years-of-concep.html). After its own independence and civil war, Nigeria put its foreign policy to practice and sent aid to other African nations who were throwing of Colonial oppression. Nigeria has also sent troops to Congo to assist the UN. An exception to Nigeria 's Africa centered foreign policy is its relationship and support of Israel. As mentioned, Nigeria has sent troops to support other African nations seeking independence. In an effort to assert its power, Nigeria continuously has military stationed around the Continent, especially in West Africa. Nigeria uses its military as a peacekeeping body in countries such as Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast, invoking Pax Nigeriana through the ECOMOG. As well as being a member of ECOMOG, Nigeria attempts to assert its power by being a member of AU, ECOWAS, the Non-Alignment Movement, ICC, Commonwealth of Nations and OPEC (Nigeria 's oil makes it a prominent international figure and has at time caused conflict between Nigeria and their devolved nations like the

Open Document