The MDJT finally came to the negotiating table in January 2002, signing a peace accord with Deby's government that offered general amnesty to all rebels who laid down their weapons.  Some extremist elements of the MDJT continued to cause minor skirmishes, however.  A more comprehensive deal was signed in December 2003, which included the addition of some high-ranking government positions for MDJT members.  No further terrorist attacks are expected.  An MDJT resurgence is particularly unlikely given that the group's primary source for money and materiel, the Libyan government, has bowed to international pressure and disassociated itself from the MDJT.  Youssouf Togoimi died in September of 2002, after his truck drove over a landmine in Northern Chad.  He died a few days later in a Libyan hospital.  A war of words has followed Togoimi's death, as the Libyans have refused to return his body to Chad.

Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND)

Following MEND's February 2006 declaration of "total war" on foreign oil and the subsequent "dark February" campaign of violence, the government took steps towards addressing the concerns of Delta locals. An April proposal by the Nigerian government to provide the region with a new motorway and one thousand jobs was rejected by Niger Delta militants as inadequate, and a spate of attacks occurring in the next several months made dealing with this issue an urgent priority for the Nigerian government. <br /><p><br />The Nigerian government's $1.5 billion fine levied against Shell Oil was seen to be a major step forward in addressing the concerns of militant groups like MEND. However, despite the Nigerian government's decision, Shell has refused to comply until their appeal is heard.<br /><p><br />Recent worries over rising oil prices and world oil supply have made it easier for groups like MEND, which have demonstrated their ability to affect oil prices through disrupting production, to attract international attention to their cause. In fact, a series of attacks perpetrated by these groups in Spring 2006 was estimated to have decreased Nigerian oil output by 25%. Due to these reasons, MEND is considered very likely to commit acts of terrorism in the near future.<br />