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Energy and Development: lessons from Nigeria
23/06/2008 By Anna Khakee
Nigeria, and in particular the Niger Delta, have all the components of failed development: deep poverty, corruption and neglect, disenfranchised ethnic minorities, self-serving multinational oil companies, environmental degradation, destruction of livelihoods, gang violence, civil strife, and despair.
This policy brief of Anna Khakee examines how Nigeria’s conflict over energy has affected development and how the European Union has attempted to tackle the development-energy linkage. It highlights the main elements of Nigeria’s “oil curse” and how European Union policies have been split between support for a stable, democratic and economically advancing Nigeria on the one hand, and for secure energy supplies on the other hand. Leading up to 2020 the nexus between oil, development and European security policies in Nigeria will become more difficult to manage; a gear change in EU engagement is required. See more
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Keywords
Conflict prevention Democracy promotion Development Development aid NigeriaRelated publications
- EU democracy promotion in Nigeria: between realpolitik and idealism
- The Failure and Collapse of the African State: on the Example of Nigeria
Bio author: Anna Khakee
Anna Khakee is an associate researcher at FRIDE. She holds a PhD in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. She is a specialist on democratisation and democracy promotion. Anna is also an Associate of The Policy Practice, a development consultancy.
