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Bakassi Peninsula Border Conflict

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1.5 Research Hypothesis a. Availability of natural resources has contributed to the Bakassi Peninsula border conflict. b. The Bakassi Peninsula border conflict has impacted on Cameroon and Nigeria relations. c. The socio-economic activities of Cameroon and Nigeria has changed as a result of the Bakassi Peninsula border conflict. 1.6 Theoretical Framework Struggle and violent conflicts over territory and other natural resources in Sub Saharan Africa and in other third world countries is so prevalent. Various factors exacerbate this trend. The fundamental structural factors including high population growth rate, environmental degradation, and low rates of economic growth put pressure on the society that is largely agrarian. The increased competition over natural resources nurtures conflict. Therefore, the following theories discuss these fundamental factors. 1.6.1 Greed Grievance Theory …show more content…

The study covers the border conflict within the period 1960 – 2013 because the main conflict over the Peninsula started in 1960 and the final hand over to Cameroon took place in 2013. The limitations of this study are; short time frame needed to conduct the research, inadequate finance, and difficulty in reaching relevant authorities from Cameroon and Nigeria. However, I worked round the clock in order to keep to the deadline. I also cut down on my expenditure so as to be able to finance the research. As for the difficulty in reaching relevant authorities, I ensured I interviewed scholars of international relations and also dug deep into …show more content…

He pointed out that Idi Amin of Uganda laid claim to parts of Kenya extending to Naivasha, in 1974. However, up until 1926, parts of the Rift Valley and Western Kenya were in Uganda although the Kenya Colony and Protectorate Order in Council of 1926 declared that these areas belonged to Kenya. The island in dispute measures less than one acre and is located 10km off Kenya’s Sori-Bay in Migori County. Uganda occupies 43% of the lake, Tanzania 51% and Kenya only 6%. Yet out of the about 1,000 people inhabiting the island, 80% are Kenyan fishermen mostly of the Luo tribe. Kenyan hinterland than to either Tanzania or Uganda is the main reason the island – which is half the size of a football pitch - has a higher population of Kenyans than Ugandans (Paper Presented at SCECSAL XXth Conference hosted by KLA on 4th-8th June 2012 Laico Regency Hotel Nairobi,

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