Nigeria’s Strategic Role in the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)
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2009-06
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A Journal of the Department of History and International Studies, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo. Vol. 8 June 2009 pp. 274-288.
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The phrase "Nigeria as the giant of Africa" has been known by many nations because of the leading roles she plays in policy-makings and their implementations. Also, these leading roles are prevalent in her military prowess, landscape, natural and human resources and natural endowment. The larger world as well as other African nations have in contemporary time looked up to Nigeria as the "Saviour" of African race, given the enormity of the resources that mother nature had endowed her in comparison to other African states. Sequel to the above, Nigeria has played significant roles in the establishment of some agencies such as; Organisation of Africa Unity (O.A.U) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), African Union, (A.U) among others. This same philosophy informed her strategic roles aimed at establishing and realizing the objectives of the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD). To this end, the thrust of this paper revolves around the enormous issues, challenges and prospects of this African project called NEPAD
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Nigeria, Strategic Role, New Partnership for African Development