Strands and strains of 'good neighbourliness': the case of Nigeria and its francophone neighbours

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Title:	Strands and strains of 'good neighbourliness': the case of Nigeria and its francophone neighbours
Author:	Nwokedi, Emeka
Year:	1985
Periodical:	Genève-Afrique: acta africana
Volume:	23
Issue:	1
Pages:	39-60
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	foreign policy international economic relations international trade
Abstract:	Relations between Nigeria and its francophone neighbours Benin, Cameroon, Niger and Chad, have very frequently been described by political leaders in these countries as being based on the pursuit of 'good neighbourliness'. The problematic of this essay is concerned with determining both the nature and content of these relations of 'good neighbourliness' as well as the context within which they take place. The analysis is steered towards two main issue-areas: economic and security relations. This is preceded by an examination of the notion of 'good neighbourliness' as well as a consideration of its historical antecedents within the context of the spatial interactions of the area under study. - Notes, ref., also sum. in French and German, tab.