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Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:58 PM

Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta

Type: Organization
Name: Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND)
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
Nigerian Gas Company - Click to view 360-page
Nigerian Gas Company
Nigeria's power supply up 'after Delta amnesty'
LAGOS (AFP) - The absence of strife in the oil-rich Niger Delta has led to an increase in Nigeria's electricity supply because gas supplies to power plants have increased, a company spokeswoman said Thursday."Power supply is now 3,330 megawatts and we ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Crime wave overshadows amnesty deal
Get IOL on yourmobile at m.iol.co.zaPort Harcourt, Nigeria - A crime wave in Nigeria's main oil city of Port Harcourt blamed on former militants has shut the university and forced residents to flee, raising questions about the sustainability of an amnesty ... [IOL - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Energy)
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation - Click to view 360-page
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Nigeria | Oil | The biggest reform of all
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s government is trying to win support for its new oil law by offering Delta communities a stake in the businessThe Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), which President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s supporters are trying to steer through ... [Africa Confidential - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 9 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Nigerian Militants Accuse Military of Threatening Cease-Fire
Militants in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta say a military raid on the home of a former rebel leader has put a cease-fire at risk.Tuesday's statement from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) comes just three days after the group ... [GlobalSecurity.org - 11/17/2009]
First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 7 Documents (in Energy)
Niger Delta peace talks raise hopes of oil boost and an end to kidnappings
Formal peace talks have begun for the first time between Nigeria's government and the main militant group behind attacks which have cut the country's oil output by a third, leading to hopes of an end to violence and kidnappings. Armed groups have been ... [Telegraph - 11/15/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua - Click to view 360-page
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
Mend Opens Delta Peace Talks
SummaryThe main militant group in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta said Sunday it has started formal peace talks with President Umaru Yar'Adua, three weeks after reinstating a cease-fire... ... [Energy Intelligence Group - 11/16/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 2 Documents
Delays show fragility of oil amnesty
Get IOL on yourmobile at m.iol.co.zaYenegoa, Nigeria - Nigeria has yet to begin the process of educating and reintegrating thousands of former militants in the oil-producing Niger Delta, prompting some to question their decision to lay down arms for ... [IOL - 11/16/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Nigeria: MEND Dismisses Amnesty Programme
The Movement for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta has dismissed the government's amnesty programme as a propaganda exercise aimed at hoodwinking companies to return to the Niger Delta and pump production back up while the militant threat persists. In an ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/16/2009]
First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 2 Documents
Nigerian militants talk to president
Umaru Yar’Adua LAGOS — The main militant group in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta said yesterday it had started formal peace talks with President Umaru Yar’Adua, three weeks after reinstating a ceasefire in the region. The Movement for the Niger Delta ... [Business Day - 11/16/2009]
First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents
Nigerian youths attack Conoil platform
(Argus) Nigerian oil firm Conoil has shut in 25,000 b/d of its production in southern Ondo state after local youths protested at the company's operations in the area.The youths took over the platform and demanded that the firm honour an agreement to provide ... [Argus Media - 11/17/2009]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents (in Energy)
Nigeria's oil war truce 'in danger'
CommentPORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A cease-fire in Nigeria's oil war appeared to be under threat Wednesday after army soldiers destroyed the home of one of their commanders. But to some observers, the episode was part of a bizarre pre-election ... [UPI - 11/18/2009]
First Reported 10/25/2009 - Updated 10/26/2009 - 23 Documents
Oil price slip on profit-taking, Nigeria ceasefire
Oil prices fell Monday on profit-taking and as a ceasefire took hold in Nigeria, whose crude production has been ravaged by militant attacks in recent years, analysts said.New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in December, shed 49 cents ... [Breitbart.com - 10/26/2009]

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But MEND warned after Tuesday's raid on the home of Christian Don Pedro in southern Rivers state it "will not tolerate the continued harassment of communities by the Nigerian military and will take appropriate actions the next time any community in the Niger Delta is attacked."
Nigeria's oil war truce 'in danger' [UPI - 11/18/2009]
The army authorities were not immediately available for comment. The Mend said it would take "appropriate retaliatory actions the next time any community within the Niger Delta is attacked by the Nigerian military" .The delta has for more than three years been a haven for armed militants claiming to be fighting for a greater share of oil wealth for their communi...
Mend accuses Nigerian army [News24.com - 11/17/2009]

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Nigeria: No end to internal displacement [ReliefWeb - 11/20/2009]
Crime wave overshadows amnesty deal [IOL - 11/19/2009]
Nigeria | Oil | The biggest reform of all [Africa Confidential - 11/19/2009]
Nigeria's power supply up 'after Delta amnesty' [Yahoo! Canada - 11/19/2009]
Nigeria's oil war truce 'in danger' [UPI - 11/18/2009]
Nigerian Militants Accuse Military of Threateni... [GlobalSecurity.org - 11/17/2009]
Mend accuses Nigerian army [News24.com - 11/17/2009]
Nigerian Militants Accuse Military of Threateni... [VOA News - 11/17/2009]
Mend vents ire after army raid [Upstreamonline.com - 11/17/2009]
Oil prices lose ground [Breitbart.com - 11/17/2009]
Oil prices lose ground [AFP via Yahoo! - 11/17/2009]
Nigeria's MEND Says Ceasefire Under Threat Afte... [Silicon Investor - 11/17/2009]
Shooting heightens tensions in Nigerian oil delta [Reuters UK - 11/17/2009]
Nigerian youths attack Conoil platform [Argus Media - 11/17/2009]
Nigeria's MEND Says Ceasefire Under Threat Afte... [Morningstar.com - 11/17/2009]
Nigeria: Post Amnesty and hints of a new chapter [Nigeria Guardian - 11/17/2009]
Delays show fragility of oil amnesty [IOL - 11/16/2009]
Mend Opens Delta Peace Talks [Energy Intelligence Group - 11/16/2009]
Peace talks 'fruitful' [Legalbrief - 11/16/2009]
Nigeria: MEND Dismisses Amnesty Programme [AllAfrica.com - 11/16/2009]
Delays show fragility of Nigeria's oil delta am... [Reuters UK - 11/16/2009]
Post-amnesty oil output hits 2.4mbpd [Nigeria Guardian - 11/16/2009]
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Meets With Delta Militants [AllAfrica.com - 11/16/2009]
Nigerian militants talk to president [Business Day - 11/16/2009]
Nigerian leader vows peace in Delta [IOL - 11/15/2009]
Niger Delta peace talks raise hopes of oil boos... [Telegraph - 11/15/2009]
Nigeria peace talks 'fruitful' [BBC - 11/15/2009]
Nigerian president in 'fruitful' oil rebel talks [Yahoo! Canada - 11/15/2009]
UPDATE: MEND Starts Serious Dialogue With Niger... [Morningstar.com - 11/15/2009]
Nigeria President Meets With Militants for Peace [ABC News - 11/15/2009]
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