Publication

30 Apr 2009

This report examines the situation in the Niger delta and ways out of the conflict. It argues that the December 2008 report of the government-constituted Technical Committee on the Niger Delta offers an opportunity to reduce violent conflict significantly and begin longer-term regional development in the oil-rich region. It urges the government to respond positively, in particular by accepting a third-party mediator to facilitate discussions of amnesty and demobilization of militants, in order to dispel growing misgivings in the Delta, save the region from further violence and organized criminality, and ensure Nigeria’s continued reliability as a leading source of energy for the world.

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Author International Crisis Group
Series Crisis Group Africa Briefings
Issue 60
Publisher International Crisis Group (ICG)
Copyright © 2009 International Crisis Group (Crisis Group)
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