Niger Delta Conflict
Niger Delta Conflict
The current conflict in the Niger Delta arose in the early 1990s due to tensions between the foreign oil corporations and a number of the Niger Delta's minority ethnic groups who felt they were being exploited, particularly the Ogoni and the Ijaw. Ethnic and political unrest has continued throughout the 1990s and persists as of 2007 despite the conversion to democracy and the election of the Obasanjo government in 1999. Competition for oil wealth has fueled violence between innumerable ethnic... read more
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Arms from Libya could reach Boko Haram, al Qaeda
From The Malaysian Insider Dated 27 January 2012 NEW YORK, Jan 27 — The Libyan civil war may have given militant groups in Africa’s Sahel region like Boko Haram and al Qaeda access to large weapons caches, according to a UN report released yesterday. The report on the...
Islamist group claims violence in Nigeria
From United Press International Dated 21 January 2012 KANO, Niger, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Explosions rocked the city of Kano in northern Nigeria as gunmen attacked police stations Friday, officials said.
Islamist group claims violence in Nigeria
From United Press International Dated 21 January 2012 KANO, Niger, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Explosions rocked the city of Kano in northern Nigeria as gunmen attacked police stations Friday, officials said.
Nigeria: Militants Threaten U.S. Mission, Claim Security Sources
From AllAfrica.com Dated 1 January 2012 THE notorious Islamic sect, Boko Haram, appears unrelenting in its campaign of violence despite the scathing criticisms that have trailed its activities, especially last Sunday's Christmas day attack on a church in Madalla, Niger State, killing over 40 worshippers.
Nigeria: Muslims, Christians Not At War - Amaechi
From AllAfrica.com Dated 30 December 2011 Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has said that the Christmas day bombing in Madalla, Niger State should not be seen as a declaration of war between Christians and Muslims, saying both faiths subscribe to the worship of one...
Shell Oil's Nigeria operation plagued with spills, violence
From Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Dated 5 December 2011 Ask almost any environmental activist about Shell and he'll point to Nigeria, in West Africa. Environmentalists say decades of oil production have left the Niger Delta one of the most polluted regions in the world. Shell is Nigeria's biggest operator,...
Shell Oil's Nigeria operation plagued with spills, violence
From Kentucky.com Dated 5 December 2011 Ask almost any environmental activist about Shell and he'll point to Nigeria, in West Africa. Environmentalists say decades of oil production have left the Niger Delta one of the most polluted regions in the world. Shell is Nigeria's biggest operator,...
Four Dead in Attack on Nigerian City
From The New York Times Dated 28 November 2011 Churches and businesses were burned and a police station was blown up in the violence near the Niger border.
Nigeria: Niger Delta still unstable despite amnesty
From Pambazuka Dated 27 November 2011 2011-11-27 Two years after the Nigerian government granted amnesty to militants fighting mainly for development and job opportunities in the oil-rich Niger River Delta, violence has diminished, and oil revenues - which dropped at the height of the conflict - have...
War crimes lawyer will travel to Libya after capture of Gadhafi’s son
From The Globe And Mail Dated 19 November 2011 Seif al-Islam may have been detained as he was attempting to flee to Niger
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