Nigeria, France and the Francophone States: the Joy and Anguish of a Regional Power

To interrogate this Inaugural Lecture, which is entitled "Nigeria, France and the Francophone States: The Joy and Anguish of a Regional Power", I propose to do three things. First, I will examine grosso modo, the concept of power not in the form of an abstraction, but in relation to and in...

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description To interrogate this Inaugural Lecture, which is entitled "Nigeria, France and the Francophone States: The Joy and Anguish of a Regional Power", I propose to do three things. First, I will examine grosso modo, the concept of power not in the form of an abstraction, but in relation to and in the context of its nexus between Nigeria and the French-speaking states neighbours of West Africa of Benin Republic, Niger, Cameroon, Togo Chad, Cote d'lvoire, Senegal and indeed, on one or two non-Francophone states of West Africa whose diplomatic foray impinge on the relationship between Nigeria and the Francophone states of West Africa. Secondly, I will like to examine Nigeria's claim as a regional power. Is the claim an illusion of grandeur or a Leviathan rhapsody? What really over the years have been the joy and anguish of Nigeria in her diplomatic engagement and relations with the Francophone countries of West Africa? If truly Nigeria's action and inaction with the neighbouring states in the sub-region have rendered her diplomatically inconsequential, then what do we do with this Leviathan with clay legs?
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spelling oai:ir.oauife.edu.ng:123456789-36332023-05-13T18:09:25Z Nigeria, France and the Francophone States: the Joy and Anguish of a Regional Power Bamitale, Omole Francophone regional power The Joy and Anguish To interrogate this Inaugural Lecture, which is entitled "Nigeria, France and the Francophone States: The Joy and Anguish of a Regional Power", I propose to do three things. First, I will examine grosso modo, the concept of power not in the form of an abstraction, but in relation to and in the context of its nexus between Nigeria and the French-speaking states neighbours of West Africa of Benin Republic, Niger, Cameroon, Togo Chad, Cote d'lvoire, Senegal and indeed, on one or two non-Francophone states of West Africa whose diplomatic foray impinge on the relationship between Nigeria and the Francophone states of West Africa. Secondly, I will like to examine Nigeria's claim as a regional power. Is the claim an illusion of grandeur or a Leviathan rhapsody? What really over the years have been the joy and anguish of Nigeria in her diplomatic engagement and relations with the Francophone countries of West Africa? If truly Nigeria's action and inaction with the neighbouring states in the sub-region have rendered her diplomatically inconsequential, then what do we do with this Leviathan with clay legs? 2013-02-17T21:02:47Z 2018-10-29T11:58:27Z 2013-02-17T21:02:47Z 2018-10-29T11:58:27Z 2010-05-25 Lecture http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3633 en pdf application/pdf Nigeria Obafemi Awolowo University Press
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Nigeria, France and the Francophone States: the Joy and Anguish of a Regional Power
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title_full Nigeria, France and the Francophone States: the Joy and Anguish of a Regional Power
title_fullStr Nigeria, France and the Francophone States: the Joy and Anguish of a Regional Power
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regional power
The Joy and Anguish
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