After independence, nine countries in the Niger River Basin in Africa created a joint river basin authority to cooperatively manage their joint water resources.

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This is the case of the 100 000 ha Malibya farm project promoted by a Libyan sovereign wealth fund in the Inner Delta of the Niger River in Mali.

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Case in point the death of Tamil Tiger rebel leaders in Sri Lanka, or the Nigerian government signing a cease fire and amnesty deal with MEND rebels in the Niger River delta.

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