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Trauma in the Niger Delta

Seeded on Sun May 24, 2009 6:00 AM EDT
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world-news, africa, war, oil, nigeria, shell, chevron, mobil, niger-delta, abuja, oil-futures, ijaw
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War in Nigeria. As the Niger-Delta offensive intensifies, could this be Biafra in the making? Oil prices have risen above 60 dollars per barrel, the highest in the past six months and what do you think both sides have in common? The people?

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“Civilians are bearing the brunt of this violence. We are very concerned about bystanders who have been killed, injured or displaced,” said Amnesty’s Freeman.

Thousands of civilians have fled their villages in Nigeria’s Delta state after government troops launched an offensive against militant groups in the state on 13 May.

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Reply#1 - Sun May 24, 2009 6:03 AM EDT
Jesusa Bernardo

Clipped to Action for Africa!.

    Reply#2 - Sun May 24, 2009 6:55 AM EDT
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