We developed this site in order to generate greater understanding surrounding the issues plaguing the peoples of the Niger Delta The demands of the people of the Niger Delta have historically been simple: clean water, food to eat, electricity, education, health care, basic infrastructure, and to be left in peace. However, years of neglect and decades of military intervention and counter-responses by militarized youth in the region have turned this region into a festering wound. Too often, the Niger Delta’s struggle is ignored. When the news media report, they tend to only report on the outcome of these years of neglect—a hostage taken, a pipeline exploded--but not the context.

Our hope is that this website will provide a unique platform for the voices and perspectives of the Niger Delta peoples and allow us to better contextualize the struggle. Without accurate information, there can be no understanding; without understanding, there can be no justice; and without justice, there can be no peace. We want to provide an historical, cultural and political context for the struggle for justice in the Niger Delta, to help give rise to greater understanding between our people and those of the Delta, in order that they—and we—may live in peace.

To that end, this site provides a unique resource of policy documents, insightful commentary, and media relating to the Niger Delta. The documents we archive include important press releases, letters, and reports from interested parties and organizations. The site also includes an extensive and detailed history section which chronicles the way events and actors have shaped this region and turned it into what we see today.

Finally, we hope that people might use what they have learned here to advocate for an end to the many human and environmental crimes committed in the region. The “What you can do” section provides ideas on activities ordinary people can do stop those crimes from continuing and bring peace and justice to the peoples of the region.