ETHNO-RELIGIOUS DIVESITY IN NIGERIA Cover Image

ZRÓŻNICOWANIE ETNICZNO-RELIGIJNE W NIGERII
ETHNO-RELIGIOUS DIVESITY IN NIGERIA

Author(s): Piotr L. Wilczyński
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, History, Geography, Regional studies, Ethnohistory, Inter-Ethnic Relations
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Geopolityczne
Keywords: Nigeria;civil war;independence;Yoruba;Hausa;Igbo

Summary/Abstract: Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa, with rich deposits of raw materials,including oil, vast territory and the strongest army among the countries of the region.Still, there are numerous internal conflicts, which does not allow this young state togrow and build its position of a regional power. The purpose of the article is to explainthe Nigerian religious and ethnic mosaic, as well as the intricacies in the domesticpolitics of the country. In particular, the independence aspirations of individual nationsand religious differences that foster internal conflicts have been taken into account,based on historical context

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 67-86
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish