PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked two cargo vessels off the coast of the oil-producing Niger Delta, killing one crew member and kidnapping several others, a Nigerian navy spokesman said on Saturday.
Read More gunmen, navy, niger-delta, port, result, said-on-saturday, the-oil-producingCAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s defence minister said on Tuesday a secession referendum in the oil-producing south might have to be delayed until border and security problems are solved.
Read More cairo, defence, referendum, reuters, said-on-tuesday, sudan, the-oil-producing, topnews, tuesdayPORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian security forces have freed two Russian sailors who were abducted from their vessel in the oil-producing Niger Delta a month ago, a senior security officer said on Thursday.
Read More abducted, harcourt, niger, nigerian, port, Russian, said-on-thursday, sailors, security, security-forces, the-oil-producingLUANDA (Reuters) – Angola’s main opposition UNITA party is using last week’s riots in Mozambique along with false accusations of government corruption to incite civil unrest in the oil-producing nation, a ruling MPLA party spokesman said.
Read More mozambique, mpla, opposition, result, the-oil-producing, unrestPORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) – A powerful former Nigerian gang leader accused of helping to rig elections in the oil-producing Niger Delta was shot late on Tuesday, raising fears of retaliation in the volatile region.
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