What keeps it alive
DRC (then Zaire) was a Cold War flashpoint. Mobutu played both superpowers. Nigeria and Zaire both founding OAU members. Minimal bilateral substance beyond multilateral alignment.
Active drivers
DIPLOMATIC
Anchors
African Union · Multilateral alignment
Accountability
No specific accountability issue documented.
Key moments
- 1963Both founding OAU members.
- 1997Mobutu fell. Laurent Kabila took power. Nigeria under Abacha had no formal relations with either side of Zaire's civil war.
Remittance corridor
Inflow: Minimal
Cost: N/A
Largely informal — cash