Special Series: Niger Delta Politics and Militancy (With STRATFOR interactive map)

STRATFOR launched a special report on March 17, 2009 about the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta. An in-depth STRATFOR investigation has revealed ties to the Nigerian political establishment and a lineage that begins with the end of military rule in 1999.

Nigeria Special Series
Nigeria's MEND: A Different Militant Movement
March 19, 2009 1118 GMT
An umbrella group by any other name remains a potent political tool for the Ijaw tribe. Part three of a three-part series. (With STRATFOR maps and interactive graphic) [more]
Nigeria Special Series
Nigeria's MEND: Odili, Asari and the NDPVF
March 18, 2009 1106 GMT
An intensifying rivalry between the Ijaw chief and the Rivers state governor drives the Ijaw youth leader to declare all-out war. Part two of a three-part series. (With STRATFOR maps and interactive graphic) [more]
Nigeria Special Series
Nigeria's MEND: Connecting the Dots
March 17, 2009 1113 GMT
An indigenous militant group in the swamps of southern Nigeria has had a disproportionate impact on global oil prices. Part one of a three-part series on the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta.(With STRATFOR maps and interactive graphic) [more]
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