Nigeria’s Sub – Regional Diplomacy: Nigeria’s role in promoting West African Institutions

What is it about?

This study is devoted to the study of Nigerian sub-regional diplomacy: the role of the state in the development of West African institutions. The subject of the study is Nigeria's relationship with West African institutions such as the Lake Chad Basin Commission, the Gulf of Guinea Commission and the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS). The authors examine in detail the national interests of Nigeria in relation to West African institutions and member states. To achieve the goal of the study, the authors pay special attention to Nigeria's bilateral relations with neighboring states and cooperation with African institutions. This study is based on the theory of political realism, which implies constant rivalry between states protecting their national interests. In the process of studying this problem, the authors apply institutional, analytical and problem-chronological methods. The main conclusions of the study are to establish the role of Nigeria in the settlement of border and territorial disputes, which allowed the state to interact and cooperate with its neighbors, to determine the importance of Nigeria's contribution to peacekeeping in this region, to identify the stability of Nigeria's foreign policy towards both Africa as a whole and neighboring states. , an analysis of the main problems of the West African region, which are the basis of Nigeria's sub-regional diplomacy: insecurity, political instability and economic imbalance. Moreover, the authors provide a critical analysis of Nigeria's institutional cooperation.

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Why is it important?

It is shown that Nigeria’s subregional diplomacy was rooted in issues such as insecurity, political instability and economic imbalance.

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