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The 2016 Niger Delta conflict is an ongoing conflict around the Niger Delta region of Nigeria in a bid for the secession of the region, which was a part of the breakaway state of Biafra. [5] It follows on-and-off conflict in the Christian-dominated southern Niger Delta in the preceding years, as well as an insurgency in the Muslim-dominated ...
The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), a militant group in the Niger Delta, publicly announced its existence in March 2016. [61] The NDA have attacked oil-producing facilities in the delta, causing the shutdown of oil terminals and a fall in Nigeria's oil production to its lowest level in twenty years. [ 61 ]
The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) is a militant group in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. [1] The group publicly announced their existence in March 2016. [2]The NDA is known for attacking oil-producing facilities in the deltas, causing the shutdown of oil terminals and a fall in Nigeria's oil production to its lowest level in twenty years. [2]
The following is a list of armed conflicts with victims in 2016. Conflict-related fatalities in the world's 15 deadliest countries in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research estimated that there were 226 politically motivated armed conflicts (of which 38 estimated as highly violent: 18 full-scale wars ...
When Niger's coup leader Abdourahmane Tiani announced the overthrow of President Mohamed Bazoum on television last week, he cited persistent insecurity as justification. But previously unreported ...
Conflict in the Niger Delta: Nigeria Supported by: Belarus Israel. Niger Delta Avengers (2016–present) Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (2016–present) Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (2016–present) Niger Delta Red Squad (2016–present) Adaka Boro Avengers (2016–present) Asawana Deadly Force of Niger Delta (2016–present)
In Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, which are all ruled by military juntas, 16 million people need humanitarian assistance, a 172% increase since 2016, and more than 5 million are experiencing high ...
The Niger Delta conflict has prompted contempt from many locals, and militant groups have evoked Egbesu war ethics as a way to mobilize and recruit members in the fight against the Nigerian state and the Nigerian petroleum industry. The most important aspect evoked is the protection Egbesu power provides from enemy bullets.