Abstract
This study examines Nigeria and South Africa's foreign policy contribution to African Development. The study used historical and descriptive research methods and adopted power theory as its framework of analysis. Nigeria’s relations with South Africa oscillated between tension and cordiality. The relations have been confrontational with regional leadership hostility underlying their foreign policy actions and inactions. From the analysis of the study, both countries are strategic to Africa’s development given leadership resources at their disposal. However, the extent of South Africa’s foreign policy contribution to African development is comparatively less than that of Nigeria’s. As indicated in this study, current African problems can no longer be addressed without the support and cooperation of South Africa. It is based on these findings that the study concluded that both countries should strengthen their relationship and agree on a broad political, economic, and cultural agenda that would create wealth and opportunity to address challenges facing the continent. Again, Nigeria should indeed accept that South Africa by her configuration of power can play special roles to promote the development of the region to reduce the leadership burden on her.
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