THE EAGLE AND THE SPRINGBOK, essays on Nigeria and South Africa

322pp., paperback, Updated and Revised Second Edition, Johannesburg, (2017) 2024

Adekeye Adebajo assesses Nigeria/ South Africa relations in the areas of politics, economics and culture.

"The intractable challenges that dog relations between Africa's two economic giants need to be laid bare so they can be understood and addressed. This book does a good job of digging deep." Dianna Games, Executive Director, South Africa-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce, Johannesburg

Adekeye Adebajo is a senior research fellow at the University of Pretoria's Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship. He was Director of the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation, University of Johannesburg, and Executive Director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution. His books include Global Africa: Profiles in courage, creativity and cruelty; The Curse of Berlin: Africa after the Cold War, and Thabo Mbeki: Africa's philosopher-king.