The Niger Delta crisis: Issues, challenges and prospects
The Niger Delta crisis: Issues, challenges and prospects
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尼日尔三角洲危机：问题、挑战和前景
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2009
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V. Ojakorotu
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L. Afinotan;V. Ojakorotu
尼日利亚的尼日尔三角洲地区不仅拥有非洲最大的红树林的大部分，也是尼日利亚石油财富的来源。在这里，这个令人惊叹的小溪网络和由海洋、咸水和淡水生态系统组成的水生奇观，是致力于尼日尔三角洲人民社会经济解放的千变万化的少数民族民兵和叛乱组织的行动基地。这些都在尼日尔三角洲危机中达到了顶峰。因此，该地区已成为暴力、叛乱、绑架、劫持人质、破坏输油管道、盗窃原油、帮派战争、自相残杀和许多其他无政府状态和混乱的温床。利用图书馆研究和内容分析方法，从尼日利亚国家、尼日尔三角洲社区和石油公司的角度，系统地详细阐述了这场斗争中涉及的真正问题。文件确定并分析了这场危机对尼日利亚国家构成的主要挑战，得出的结论是，尽管危机不断恶化为无政府状态、恐怖和循环犯罪，尼日利亚国家也将该地区军事化，但冲突仍可得到友好解决。报告特别建议，政府对该地区基础设施发展的承诺和企业的社会责任将带来持久的和平与稳定。它将带来持久的和平与稳定。
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关键词：尼日尔三角洲、石油财富、民族民兵、内容分析、企业社会责任。
Nigeria’s Niger Delta region is not only home to the greater part of Africa’s largest mangrove forest, but also the source of Nigeria’s oil wealth. Here, in this amazing network of creeks, and an aquatic splendor comprising marine, brackish and freshwater ecosystems, lie the operational bases of a kaleidoscope of ethnic militia and insurgent organizations dedicated to the socio-economic emancipation of the Niger Delta peoples. These have culminated in the Niger Delta Crisis. Thus, the area has become a hot bed of violence, insurgency, kidnapping, hostage-taking, oil pipeline sabotage, crude oil theft, gang wars, internecine struggles and so much else by way of anarchy and chaos. Making use of library research and content analysis methodologies, the paper detailed in a systematic manner the real issues involved in the struggle, from the perspectives of the Nigerian State, the Niger Delta communities, and the oil Companies. The paper identified and analysed the major challenges posed by this crisis to the Nigerian State. It concluded that in spite of the continuing deterioration of the crisis into anarchy, terror and a revolving criminality, and the militarization of the region by the Nigerian state, the conflict can still be amicably resolved. It recommended among other things that the commitment of government to infrastructural development of the region and corporate social responsibility would bring enduring peace and stability.
Key words: Niger Delta, oil wealth, ethnic militia, content analysis, corporate social responsibility.