Nigeria Militia Leader Says Truce Holding
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A tentative truce between militia fighters and government troops in Nigeria&#39;s oil-rich south appeared to be holding Thursday as the two sides held a second round of talks in the capital, officials said.
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The Nigerian government and rebel militia  fighting in the oil-producing Niger Delta agreed a truce on  Wednesday while talks took place on rebel demands for autonomy,  a rebel leader said.
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The main militant group in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta pledge to suspend attacks on oil installations for one month.
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Nigeria's most prominent oil militant leader tells the vice-president he will try to help end violence in the Niger Delta.
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A prominent militant leader tells Nigeria's vice-president he will try to help end violence in the oil region.
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The main militant group in Nigeria's oil region offered Sunday to halt attacks if one of its leaders is released from prison in Angola, where he is being held on arms smuggling charges.
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The Nigerian army said on Friday routine  patrols were still operating in the Niger delta despite a truce  agreed between the government and rebel militia while talks  proceed in the capital Abuja.
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EL-FASHER, Sudan  - Nigerian President Olusegun  Obasanjo vowed on Saturday the African Union would not give up  efforts to bring peace to Sudan's western Darfur region,  despite cease-fire violations and months of failed talks.
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Nigerian rebel leader Mujahid Dokubo Asari assured his arch rival in the battle for the control of oil resources in the Niger Delta, Ateke Tom that he was ready to make peace.
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The Federal Government yesterday revealed that security agencies are holding talks in Abuja with the leadership of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), led by Alhaji Asari Dokubo, over the continued unrest in the Niger Delta.
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Nigerian rebel warlord Mujahid Dokubo-Asari said on Wednesday he had agreed a temporary ceasefire to allow talks with the government, but he repeated his warning to foreign oil workers to leave the Niger Delta.
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An ethnic militia group in Nigeria&#39;s southeastern oil region vowed on Tuesday to attack oil workers there unless their companies shut down operations within three days.
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A militia leader who threatened "full-scale" war in this country's oil-rich Niger Delta agreed Friday to a tentative deal to disarm his fighters, but said he would keep up a political struggle for regional autonomy and a greater share of oil wealth.
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Armed men kidnapped five foreigners in oil-rich southern Nigeria early Wednesday, the same day the country&#39;s most prominent militant group announced it would end a truce with the government.
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Rebel groups in Nigeria's Delta region have agreed to stop hostilities against the government, officials confirm.
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The Nigerian government and rebel militia  fighting in the oil-producing Niger Delta agreed a truce while  talks took place on rebel demands for autonomy, a rebel leader  said on Wednesday.
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Peace talks continued in Nigeria Thursday between the government and the leader of a militia group. By Michael Peel | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.