Women's Responses to State Violence in the Niger Delta

Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Author: 
Sokari Ekine
Africa
Western Africa

This paper will discuss the ways in which the women of the Niger Delta have responded to acts of violence by the Nigerian State and its allies, the multinational oil companies. I first briefly outline the background to the crises in the Niger Delta and then discuss the responses and resistance of the women.

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