The current conflict in the Niger Delta arose in the early 1990s due to tensions between the foreign oil corporations and a number of the Niger Delta's minority ethnic groups who felt they were being exploited, particularly the Ogoni and the Ijaw. Ethnic and political unrest has continued throughout the 1990s and persists as of 2007 despite the conversion to democracy and the election of the Obasanjo government in 1999.

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  • The current conflict in the Niger Delta arose in the early 1990s due to tensions between the foreign oil corporations and a number of the Niger Delta's minority ethnic groups who felt they were being exploited, particularly the Ogoni and the Ijaw. Ethnic and political unrest has continued throughout the 1990s and persists as of 2007 despite the conversion to democracy and the election of the Obasanjo government in 1999. Competition for oil wealth has fueled violence between innumerable ethnic groups, causing the militarization of nearly the entire region by ethnic militia groups as well as Nigerian military and police forces. Victims of crimes are fearful of seeking justice for crimes committed against them because of growing "impunity from prosecution for individuals responsible for serious human rights abuses, [which] has created a devastating cycle of increasing conflict and violence". The regional and ethnic conflicts are so numerous that fully detailing each is impossible and impractical. However, there have been a number of major confrontations that deserve elaboration.
  • Konflikte im Nigerdelta basieren neben den ethnischen Differenzen im Vielvölkerstaat Nigeria auf einem bis heute ungelösten Streit um die Erdölförderungen im Nigerdelta zwischen den betroffenen Ethnien einerseits und den vor Ort tätigen internationalen Erdölkonzernen, insbesondere das Unternehmen Royal Dutch Shell, und der nigerianischen Zentralregierung andrerseits. Die Erdölförderung schädigt seit den 1960er Jahren immer mehr die Ökologie und damit die Landwirtschaft, Aquakultur und Fischerei, aber der Gewinn aus der Erdölförderung wird nach der Ansicht der betroffenen Ethnien sehr ungerecht verteilt. Seit den 1990er Jahren werden die Konflikte immer militanter, die Strafverfolgung immer schwieriger und die Täter bleiben immer häufiger straffrei.
  • La crise dans le delta du Niger fait référence aux tensions constatées depuis le début des années 1990 dans le delta du Niger. Ces tensions, dues notamment des importantes ressources pétrolifères de la région, opposent les sociétés pétrolières présentes, comme Shell, aux populations autochtones. Le pétrole produit en effet une grande partie du produit intérieur brut du pays. Les Ijaws et les Ogonis sont les principaux groupes ethniques concernés.
  • Il conflitto del delta del Niger è una serie di scontri e contrasti etno-politici originatisi nei primi anni novanta nella zona del delta del Niger in Nigeria, e protrattisi fino ai giorni nostri. La causa delle tensioni risiede negli interessi economici contesi tra le multinazionali produttrici di petrolio, il governo nigeriano ed un numero di gruppi etnici della zona del delta che si sono sentiti defraudati e sfruttati, in particolare il gruppo degli Ogoni e quello degli Ijaw, supportati da gruppi paramilitari. I contrasti politici ed etnici sono continuati per tutti gli anni novanta a dispetto della conversione alla democrazia della Nigeria con l'elezione del governo di Obasanjo nel 1999. La competizione per la conquista dell'oro nero ha portato ad innumerevoli violenze fra gruppi etnici causando la militarizzazione dell'intera regione che è stata occupata da milizie quali l'esercito della Nigeria e forze di polizia (tra cui la Polizia Mobile paramilitare, MOPOL). Le vittime dei crimini legati al conflitto quasi sempre evitano di cercare giustizia con azioni legali a causa della dilagante impunità degli esecutori e dei responsabili di questi abusi dei diritti umani. Ciò ha creato un devastante circolo vizioso di violenza facendo degenerare il conflitto in vere e proprie guerriglie a sfondo etnico permanenti. I conflitti a livello regionale ed a sfondo etnico sono così numerosi e diversificati che è pressoché impossibile e poco pratico farne una catalogazione dettagliata.
  • Wojna naftowa w Nigerii – wewnętrzna wojna w Nigerii trwająca od 14 do 21 września 2008. Nazwy "wojna naftowa" użył Ruch na Rzecz Wyzwolenia Delty Nigru. Wojna ta była jednym z elementów konfliktu trwającego w Delcie Nigru od 2006 roku.
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  • Map of Nigeria numerically showing states typically considered part of the Niger Delta region: 1. Abia, 2. Akwa Ibom, 3. Bayelsa, 4. Cross River, 5. Delta, 6. Edo, 7. Imo, 8. Ondo, 9. Rivers
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  • The current conflict in the Niger Delta arose in the early 1990s due to tensions between the foreign oil corporations and a number of the Niger Delta's minority ethnic groups who felt they were being exploited, particularly the Ogoni and the Ijaw. Ethnic and political unrest has continued throughout the 1990s and persists as of 2007 despite the conversion to democracy and the election of the Obasanjo government in 1999.
  • Konflikte im Nigerdelta basieren neben den ethnischen Differenzen im Vielvölkerstaat Nigeria auf einem bis heute ungelösten Streit um die Erdölförderungen im Nigerdelta zwischen den betroffenen Ethnien einerseits und den vor Ort tätigen internationalen Erdölkonzernen, insbesondere das Unternehmen Royal Dutch Shell, und der nigerianischen Zentralregierung andrerseits.
  • La crise dans le delta du Niger fait référence aux tensions constatées depuis le début des années 1990 dans le delta du Niger. Ces tensions, dues notamment des importantes ressources pétrolifères de la région, opposent les sociétés pétrolières présentes, comme Shell, aux populations autochtones. Le pétrole produit en effet une grande partie du produit intérieur brut du pays. Les Ijaws et les Ogonis sont les principaux groupes ethniques concernés.
  • Il conflitto del delta del Niger è una serie di scontri e contrasti etno-politici originatisi nei primi anni novanta nella zona del delta del Niger in Nigeria, e protrattisi fino ai giorni nostri.
  • Wojna naftowa w Nigerii – wewnętrzna wojna w Nigerii trwająca od 14 do 21 września 2008. Nazwy "wojna naftowa" użył Ruch na Rzecz Wyzwolenia Delty Nigru. Wojna ta była jednym z elementów konfliktu trwającego w Delcie Nigru od 2006 roku.
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