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Nigerian-American Relations: Converging Interests and Power Relations

Americans too often see Nigeria in strategic terms — a bulwark against Soviet expansion in Africa and as a possible regional manager, much like that of Brazil or Iran. Nigerians also assume that this was to have been the role that the United States had hoped Zaire would play in Africa but the latter’s instability and lack of influence in African diplomatic circles has precluded such a role. Consequently, in a search for a more useful ally, Nigeria has emerged as the only other choice and a major source of oil as well … [The Nigerians] concede that this somewhat coincides with Nigeria’s own int…