Nigeria

WikiLeaks reveals Shell’s grip on Nigerian state

by News Sources 12.09.2010

The Guardian reports: The oil giant Shell claimed it had inserted staff into all the main ministries of the Nigerian government, giving it access to politicians’ every move in the oil-rich Niger Delta, according to a leaked US diplomatic cable. The company’s top executive in Nigeria told US diplomats that Shell had seconded employees to [...]

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The real tragedy in Nigeria’s violence

by Paul Woodward 08.04.2009

The real tragedy in Nigeria’s violence By Jean Herskovits, Foreign Policy, August 3, 2009 Nigeria’s latest spate of violence — which began with attacks on police stations in four northern states — is not what it seems. Superficially, the story looks similar to (though it was not connected with) outbreaks of Islamist fanaticism elsewhere in [...]

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