JAMB Government 1997 Question 43

Question 43

Nigeria's Foreign Policy

Non-alignment is no longer relevant in Nigerian foreign policy because

  1. A.she is seen as the leader of Africa
  2. B.her focus is now on Africa
  3. C.of the formation of the ECOWAS
  4. D.the cold war has ended
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Answer: D (the cold war has ended)

Explanation

Non-alignment meant not joining either side in the Cold War between the Western and Eastern blocs. When the Cold War ended around 1990, it lost its purpose.