Escalating Violence in the Niger Delta Region is Reaching a Point of No Return : West Africa - Regional Analysis

Escalating Violence in the Niger Delta Region is Reaching a Point of No Return : West Africa - Regional Analysis

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Africa Conflict Monitor
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Africa Conflict Monitor, Volume 2016, Issue 07, Jul 2016, p. 45 - 50
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The Nigerian government's response to the emergence of a new militant group set on attacking oil industry infrastructure in the Niger Delta region has been misguided. A hard-line stance coupled with ongoing reductions in government allowances for former militants is only exacerbating tensions.

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CITATION: . Escalating Violence in the Niger Delta Region is Reaching a Point of No Return : West Africa - Regional Analysis . : , . Africa Conflict Monitor, Volume 2016, Issue 07, Jul 2016, p. 45 - 50 - Available at: https://library.au.int/escalating-violence-niger-delta-region-reaching-point-no-return-west-africa-regional-analysis