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Nigeria's main rebel group, the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta or Mend, is claiming they might stop their ceasefire with the government if the foreign oil companies do not leave their land. There have been attacks by Mend on pipelines and oil facilities as well as the kidnappings of oil workers. Mend says they want a larger share of the oil revenue which is why Mend started and why such attacks have been made. These attacks have also caused billions of dollars in lost revenue in the eighth biggest oil exporter (Nigeria) and added to the volatility of global energy prices. Apparently, with a recent deal with the government, most of the Mend members have handed in their guns, however things still could be potentially dangerous in Niger Delta. My opinion on this is that they should try to acquire oil revenue non-violently because they are slowly shutting down one of the biggest exports Nigeria has and the whole country is going to live in poverty. I think if Mend continues with the ceasefire in place and works things out civily with the government, they will no longer live in poverty and Nigeria can keep exporting oil to keep the country stable economically. I used two different news sources for my post. One was Aljazeera, and the other was BBC. In both the Aljazeera article and the BBC article it is stated by Mend that the Niger Delta region has been neglected and not been paid it's full amount of revenue for the oil in the region. The Aljazeera article is very short and includes a video with Mend's leader Henry Okah. BBC's article is much longer and includes more information but no interview with Henry Okah. Aljazeera's article title is the less judgingly frased; "Nigeria rebels say truce could end". BBC's article title is more oppinionated and is the following; "Nigeria's shadowy oil rebels". This shows the difference in perspective between Middle Eastern media and British media in this part of the world.The Aljazeera article is objective and more strictly factual whereas the BBC article is more negative towards Nigerian rebels.

here's the link for the Aljazeera article []

here's the link for the BBC article []