Post Bakassi Conflict: Exploring the New Issues Shaping Nigeria-Cameroon Relation

Abstract

This paper explored Nigeria-Cameroon relations in the post-Bakassi conflict era. It specifically examined new issues apart from the Bakassi Peninsula ownership tussle. Data for the study was gathered through secondary sources such as articles in journals, newspaper publications, and online materials. Data was analysed using content analysis. The results revealed that floods in Nigeria, border disputes, refugee crisis, separatist alliance between IPOB and Ambazonia, insurgent attacks, and insecurity in border areas are the news issues shaping their relations. It concluded that both countries had cooperated more than they disagreed in the post-conflict era.