Philosophical and Ideological Basis of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy

The chapter examines the ideological backgrounds to Nigeria’s foreign policy, which may have been responsible for the Afrocentric or Africa-centered foreign policy. The philosophical and ideological underpinnings are rooted in the historical experience of the country. The chapter explores the backgrounds to establish the thread that runs through national role conceptions (NRCs), with the view of identifying the variants, similarities and lacuna in the conception and assumption of roles in Africa.