CIAO DATE: 12/2009
September 2009
United States Institute of Peace
USIP's David Smock explores the factors underlying and perpetuating the militancy in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria. In this report, based on an 11-day trip to Nigeria in late August 2009, Smock analyzes the prospects for the amnesty process, and why stronger political processes and economic development could help address the roots of the conflict there.
Resource link: Crisis in the Niger Delta [PDF] - 167K