Nigeria and South Africa: Collaboration or competition?

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dc.contributor.authorOdubajo, T.
dc.contributor.authorAkinboye, S.O.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-03T08:46:30Z
dc.date.available2020-03-03T08:46:30Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThis article focuses on the dynamics of the relationship between Nigeria and South Africa, arguably the two most prominent states on the African continent. Each of the two states continues to make attempts at extending its hegemony beyond its respective sub-region to emerge as Africa’s foremost state. These efforts are not pursued in isolation, but affect their bilateral relations and are tied to the guiding principles of the national interest. Through data gathered from secondary sources, we analyse the trajectory of the relationship between Nigeria and South Africa, from the intensely politically contentious to the strongest of warm relations. In the final analysis, the article concludes that collaboration and competition are critical variables in the conduct of inter-state relations. Nigeria and South Africa have an historic opportunity to collaborate in the current period, in order to promote the general interest of the African continent in the international system. Will their respective pursuit of their own national interests encourage, or derail, this role?en_US
dc.identifier.citationOdubajo, T., & Akinboye, S. O.(2017). Nigeria and South Africa: Collaboration or competition?. South African Journal of International Affairs, 24(1), 61-77.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7989
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSouth African Journal of International Affairs;Vol.24(1)
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectnational interesten_US
dc.subjectregional hegemonyen_US
dc.subjectpivotal statesen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Political scienceen_US
dc.titleNigeria and South Africa: Collaboration or competition?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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