Delta Region stories:
Officials to restore birthplace of Robert Johnson
Nov 12th, 2009 - Yahoo! News
JACKSON, Miss. – The mystery surrounding bluesman Robert Johnson's life and death feeds the lingering fascination with his work. There's the myth he sold his soul to the devil to create his haunting guitar intonations...
Nigeria looking for ways to help poor Delta region
Oct 20th, 2009 - kansascity
The managing director of Nigeria's state oil company has told The Associated Press the government is looking at ways to empower impoverished communities in the country's oil-producing Niger Delta...
Nigerian president says amnesty has led to peace
Oct 15th, 2009 - kansascity
Nigeria's president says an amnesty granted to militants over the past two months in the oil-rich Niger Delta has restored peace to the region. The government says more than 8,000 militants have disarmed since it offered the amnesty in August.
Second hostage death in Nigeria
May 17th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Militants in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta region say a second hostage they were holding has been killed in fighting with government forces. The military confirmed that it had rescued 13 other hostages...
Delta Region videos from YouTube:
4:57Mississippi Delta Region by Erik Hastings
WABC Travel Show Host tours Tunica, Clarksdale, and Leland. Known as "the South's South," Mississippi's Delta is where you'll find cotton fields and blues clubs sharing the spotlight with world-class golf courses and casino resorts ...
6:27Art of the Inland Niger Delta Region - Part Two
A presentation on the art of the inland niger delta region with special emphasis on the art of Djenne-djenno and Bamana. Original script. Audio clips by Air and Zero7. Photos gathered from "A History of Art in Africa" second edition and the Internet ...
3:12Cyclone Nargis slammed Burma Delta Region
On the 2nd of May, Cyclone Nargis slammed into the Irrawaddy Delta region killing over 150000 people. 80% of the people living in the affected Delta Region are Karen.The victims are now in a dangerous situation of getting infectious diseases like diarrhea, cholera and dysentery ...
9:17Art of the Inland Niger Delta Region - Part One
A presentation on the art of the inland niger delta region with special emphasis on the art of Djenne-djenno and Bamana. Original script. Audio clips by Air and Zero7. Photos gathered from "A History of Art in Africa" second edition and the Internet ...
