Nigerian Rebels Suspend Delta Offensive
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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.
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A top militant leader freed on bail said Tuesday that armed groups in Nigeria's restive south will halt attacks on oil installations to give the new government a chance to deal with the region's problems.
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Peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur's main rebel movements have been suspended until January, according to a joint statement from the parties released by the African Union.
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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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Nigeria on Saturday suspended a deal by a previous government allowing the private sector to run the country&#39;s federal government-owned &quot;unity&quot; schools.
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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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Rebels in Nigeria's Delta region agree to halt attacks on oil installations and launch democratic struggle.
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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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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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LAGOS, Nigeria  - Nigeria's main labour union on Monday indefinitely suspended a looming countrywide strike that had threatened to shut down the oil industry in the world's No. 7 exporter.
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The third round of peace talks aimedat ending a 22-month-old crisis in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region has been suspended after the rebels accused government forces of continuing attacking them.
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Oil prices ended above $50 a barrel on Friday amid concern over possible fighting between rebels and the military in Nigeria&#39;s oil-rich delta region.
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Darfur rebels suspended formal peace talks in Nigeria on Monday to put pressure on the government to halt an offensive in the vast desert region, delegates said.
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PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria : Nigeria&#39;s army launched an offensive against a separatist rebel group which has threatened oil installations and workers in the southern Delta region, an army spokesman said.
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Nigerian unions called off a general strike which had jeopardized oil supplies from the world's seventh-largest exporter for four days, but threatened more action within weeks unless the government cut fuel prices.
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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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Nigerian unions on Monday suspended a  general strike due to start on Tuesday after the government  agreed to reduce domestic fuel prices, union leaders said.