Nigerian Oil Delta Rebels Agree to Cease-Fire
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The Nigerian government and rebel militia  fighting in the oil-producing Niger Delta agreed a preliminary  cease-fire while talks took place on rebel demands for  autonomy, a rebel leader said on Wednesday.
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Sudanese government officials and southern rebels signed a permanent cease-fire agreement Friday and endorsed a detailed plan to end a 21-year civil war blamed for 2 million deaths.
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Oil prices slid from record highs above  $50 a barrel Wednesday as the U.S. government reported a  surprise increase in crude stocks and rebels in Nigeria's  oil-rich delta region agreed to a preliminary cease-fire.
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Oil prices held above $49 on Friday as a rebel warlord threatening an offensive in Nigeria&#39;s oil-producing delta region said the government had violated the terms of a two-day truce.
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Nigerian rebels fighting for sovereignty  of the oil-producing Niger delta told oil companies in the  world's seventh largest exporter to shut production before they  begin an "all-out war" on Oct. 1.
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ABUJA, Nigeria -- The leader of militia fighters threatening to widen a battle for control of Nigeria's oil-rich south said yesterday he agreed to a tentative deal with President Olusegun Obasanjo to end fighting in Africa's leading petroleum exporter that has riled global oil markets.
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Lagos - Nigeria&#39;s President Olusegun Obasanjo will continue talks with rebels of the oil-rich Niger Delta in order to restore peace in the region, the presidential office said Sunday.
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A cease-fire between northern fighters and the government is expected to be signed Friday.
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Nigerian rebels battling troops in  Africa's top oil exporter declared on Sunday they would extend  their uprising across the whole of the country's oil-producing  southern delta.
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Insurgents in Nigeriaâs southern Niger Delta will begin âa full-scale armed struggleâ to wrest control of the regionâs oil riches from the government on Friday, a rebel spokesman said today.
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Oil prices slid from record highs  above $50 a barrel Wednesday as the U.S. government reported a  surprise increase in crude stocks and rebels in Nigeria's  oil-rich delta region agreed to a preliminary cease-fire with  the government.
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A rebel Nigerian warlord withdrew a threat to shut oil operations in the world&#39;s seventh largest exporter Friday as part of a peace deal negotiated with the government.
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Oil prices slid toward $49 a barrel  on Thursday after U.S. crude stocks rose unexpectedly and  rebels in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region agreed to a  cease-fire with the government, reducing an imminent threat to  supplies.
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KITGUM, Uganda  - Uganda's government and the  rebel Lord's Resistance Army are to sign a landmark total  cease-fire on Friday, opening the way for an end to a bloody  18-year insurgency, the chief negotiator said on Wednesday.
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Oil prices ended above the  $50-a-barrel mark on Friday amid concern over possible conflict  in Nigeria's oil-producing delta region, where a two-day truce  between rebel militia and government forces is holding.
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Uganda&#39;s government and the rebel Lord&#39;s Resistance Army are to sign a landmark total cease-fire on Friday, opening the way for an end to a bloody 18-year insurgency, the chief negotiator said on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK - Oil prices ended above the $50-a-barrel mark last week amid concern over possible conflict in Nigeria&#39;s oil-producing delta region, where a two-day truce between rebel militia and government forces is holding.