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Nigeriaâs Relations with Her Neighbors and the Fight against Terrorism: An Analysis of the Multinational Joint Task Force
This chapter examines Nigeriaâs relationship with her immediate neighboring
countries in the fight against terrorism. It probed the challenges of national
security following the internationalization of Boko Haram terrorist threats,
particularly around the Lake Chad basin, and the responses of countries such
as Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. These countries, like Nigeria, share borders
around the Lake Chad and are the core contributors to the Multinational Joint
Task Force (MNJTF). Nigeria is an English-speaking country (former British
colony), while these other neighbors are historically French colonial territories.
Hence, their political, cultural, military, and economic affinities are with
France. The varying backgrounds have accounted for the challenges in the
subregion including the Boko Haram insurgency and the efforts at military
cooperation in tackling it. Consequently, these questions are examined: what
factors led to the formation of MNJTF and what role has it played in the
counterterrorism strategies of the country? In what ways has the nature of
Nigeriaâs relations with these countries impacted on the operation of the
body? What are the roles of external powers such as France with her
domineering influence on these countries in the war against terrorism and how
has it promoted Nigeriaâs national security interest? The chapter relies on
documented materials to interrogate the questions and proffer necessary
policy recommendations premised on the findings
âCitizensâ in foreign policy theorising: President YarâAdua and Nigeriaâs citizen diplomacy
Afrocentrism, national interest and citizen welfare in Nigeriaâs foreign policy maneuvers
Bringing back the issues: Nigeriaâs Afrocentric policy under President Olusegun Obasanjo
Between Afrocentric Foreign Policy Thrust and Domestic National Security Interest: A Review of Nigeria's 'Intervention' in Mali
The Nigerian-Commonwealth and UN relations: Nigeria, from Pariah state to exporter of democracy since 1999
Reductive whole-cell biotransformation with Corynebacterium glutamicum: improvement of NADPH generation from glucose by a cyclized pentose phosphate pathway using pfkA and gapA deletion mutants
Siedler S, Lindner S, Bringer S, Wendisch VF, Bott M. Reductive whole-cell biotransformation with Corynebacterium glutamicum: improvement of NADPH generation from glucose by a cyclized pentose phosphate pathway using pfkA and gapA deletion mutants. Applied Microbiology Biotechnology. 2013;97(1):143-152