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SS3 History

The Commonwealth, OAU (AU), ECOWAS, UNO and OPEC

Overview

Explain how the Commonwealth, OAU (AU), ECOWAS and OPEC meet the foreign policy objectives of Nigeria. Examine the aims and objectives of these organisations; Discuss the failures and problems of these organisations. Compare the OAU Charter with the Constitutive Act of the African Union

What you'll learn
  • Formation and membership of the Commonwealth, OAU/AU, ECOWAS and OPEC.
  • Their aims and objectives.
  • Their organisational structure.
  • Nigeria’s role in these organisations
  • Achievements and failures.
  • The changing role of ECOWAS.