Nigeria Delta rebels agree truce
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The Nigerian government has confirmed reports that rebel groups in the country&#39;s main oil producing region have agreed to a ceasefire.
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Rebels agree to sign a peace agreement with the DR Congo government after days of delay.
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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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Talks between a Nigerian rebel warlord and the government will resume on Thursday to address rebel demands for autonomy in the oil-producing Niger Delta following a truce agreed a day earlier, the rebel leader said.
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The DR Congo army and rebels agree a ceasefire in a town at the centre of recent fighting, UN says.
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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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The most prominent armed group in Nigeria's restive, oil-rich Niger Delta vowed Sunday to end hostilities if its leader detained for alleged arms trafficking in Angola is released.
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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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A peace accord which includes an immediate ceasefire has been signed in Libya by the government of the Central African Republic and a major rebel group.
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YENAGOA, Nigeria  - Nigerian militants freed 12 foreign hostages in the oil producing Niger Delta on Monday as a prelude to peace talks with the incoming government of President Umaru Yar'Adua.
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Talks between a Nigerian rebel warlord  and the government will resume on Thursday to address rebel  demands for autonomy in the oil-producing Niger Delta following  a truce agreed a day earlier, the rebel leader said.
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A peace deal for eastern DR Congo is to be signed on Tuesday, as rebels and the government reach agreement.
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Rebels in Nigeria's Delta region agree to halt attacks on oil installations and launch democratic struggle.
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Warring rebels and militias in  eastern Democratic Republic of Congo signed a ceasefire deal on  Wednesday aimed at ending conflict at the heart of one of the  world's most deadly humanitarian catastrophes.
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Oil prices slid from record highs above $US50 a barrel Wednesday as the US government reported a surprise increase in crude stocks and rebels in Nigeria&#39;s oil-rich delta region agreed to a preliminary cease-fire.
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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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A rebel Nigerian warlord withdrew a  threat to shut oil operations in the world's seventh largest  exporter on Friday as part of a peace deal negotiated with the  government.