| ID | 172036 |
| Title Proper | Cameroon's relations toward Nigeria |
| Other Title Information | a foreign policy of pragmatism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Amin, Julius A |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Existing literature argues that the tactics of Cameroon foreign policy have been conservative, weak and timid. This study refutes that perspective. Based on extensive and previously unused primary sources obtained from Cameroon's Ministry of External Relations and from the nation's archives in Buea and Yaoundé, this study argues that Cameroon's foreign policy was neither timid nor makeshift. Its strategy was one of pragmatism. By examining the nation's policy toward Nigeria in the reunification of Cameroon, the Nigerian civil war, the Bakassi Peninsula crisis and Boko Haram, the study maintains that, while the nation's policy was cautious, its leaders focused on the objectives and as a result scored major victories. The study concludes by suggesting that President Paul Biya invokes the same skills he used in foreign policy to address the ongoing Anglophone problem, a problem that threatens to unravel much of what the country has accomplished. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Modern African Studies Vol. 58, No.1; Mar 2020: p.1-22 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Modern African Studies 2020-03 58, 1 |
| Key Words | Secession ; Boko Haram ; Muhammadu Buhari ; Ahmadou Ahidjo ; Paul Biya |