The Eagle and the Springbok: Essays on Nigeria and South Africa, the new book by Adekeye Adebajo, assesses Nigeria–South Africa relations in the areas of politics, economics, and culture within the context of rivalries and hegemony.

Together, Nigeria and South Africa account for about a third of Africa’s economic might, and have led much of its conflict management initiatives over the last two-and-a-half decades.

Both countries account for at least 60% of the economy of their respective sub-regions in West and Southern Africa.

While Nigeria is the most ethnically diverse country in Africa, South Africa is the most racially diverse state on the continent, and both countries have had a tremendous cultural impact on the continent.

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Professor Adebajo is the Director of the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. He was Executive Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town between 2003 and 2016. He served on UN missions in South Africa, Western Sahara and Iraq, and is the author of Building Peace in West Africa; The Curse of Berlin: Africa After the Cold War; UN Peacekeeping in Africa; and Thabo Mbeki: Africa’s Philosopher-King.

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