Lessons from Nigeria's Border Closure

Although Nigeria closed its border by exploiting loopholes in the ECOWAS rulebook (by claiming exemptions to justify its actions), the unilateralist, parochial border closure will negate the possibility of cooperation or forging stronger economic ties in the future. Ever since the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (The Abuja Treaty) was signed in 1991, the idea of a borderless Africa, which envisions a single African passport and an unrestricted movement for African c

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