THE MORPHOLOGY OF THE ETHNOPOLITICAL CRISIS IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA

THE MORPHOLOGY OF THE ETHNOPOLITICAL CRISIS IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA

Authors

• D. G. Georgi

Keywords:

Regional ethnopolitical crisis, conflictology of Africa, Nigeria.

Abstract

The article highlights the historical context and structured in political, economic, inter-and intra-ethnic conflicts in South Nigeria, cumulatively led to regional ethno-political crisis. Particular attention is paid to the Niger Delta, the most multi-ethnic and conflict-prone area of the region, rich in oil fields, where since the early 2000s. deployed armed uprisings population.