African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 405

Full Length Research Paper

The Struggle for Hegemony in Africa: Nigeria and South Africa Relations in Perspectives, 1999-2014

Bamidele Seteolu*
  • Bamidele Seteolu*
  • Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria.
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James Okuneye
  • James Okuneye
  • Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 30 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 30 July 2016
  •  Published: 31 March 2017

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