Despite producing billions in revenue, oil-rich communities like Omadino and Uwakeno remain without basic infrastructure.

Militia Stages Attacks in Niger Delta Seeking Local Control of Oil The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, first emerged in January 2006 when it launched coordinated attacks ...

A new group emerged in early 2006 – the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) – that upped the ante and radically altered the operating climate. MEND was founded and led by ...

A group called the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has grabbed four oil workers and also attacked pipelines and platforms of Royal Dutch Shell. Shell is the biggest producer in ...

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said it was also halting its attacks, which have crippled Africa’s biggest oil and gas industry, to allow for government peace talks.

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, launched itself onto the international stage in January 2006 by claiming ...

Government Ekpemupolo—better known as Tompolo—is a leading figure in the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), which led an insurgency in the Niger Delta in the mid-2000s.

Armed groups like the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) launched attacks on oil infrastructure, kidnapping oil workers, and blowing up pipelines. Their goal was not only to ...

Ex-commanders of Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, have hailed the sacrifice of Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, in attracting development to Niger Delta, describing him as a ...

In January 2006, a fledgling group known as the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta People (MEND) kidnapped a group of oil workers, setting in motion a series of high-profile abductions ...

A leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta told The Associated Press the group would abandon a two-week-old cease-fire as of midnight Saturday. He spoke anonymously to avoid ...

Despite a decline of piracy activity in several high-risk areas, a high threat of crew kidnapping and hijacking remains in Southeast Asia and West Africa, according to a recent report from ...