After discovering many articles on the Niger Delta's problems I have found the conflicts between humanitarians and governmental agencies exporting oil very heart wrenching. I was unaware that "the Niger Delta region supplies nearly half of all the crude oil that the united states imports."It's shameful to me part of a nation supporting peace, yet devastating a poor economy progressively while aware of this crisis and yet this trade unit is still progressing. The "Nigerian federal government estimates that there have been 7,000 spills between 1970 and 2000. More than 1,000 cases of oil spillage have been filed against energy." It was a conflict that began in 1908 when Germany took over various regions of the Niger Delta and it still continues today as Nigeria's economy degrades and citizens are left without proper hydration and food. I cannot even fathom how fathom the heartache humanitarians face when confronting the enormous issues caused by selfish oil companies.
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