Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 05/2009

Nigeria: Seizing the Moment in the Niger Delta

April 2009

International Crisis Group

Abstract

"Nigeria: Seizing the Moment in the Niger Delta", the latest policy briefing from the International Crisis Group, argues that the Technical Committee report submitted on 1 December 2008 represents the most promising effort to develop a coherent strategy in the Delta. It urges the government to seize the opportunity for ending armed conflict and beginning longer-term development in the oil-rich region.