Why clashes are on the rise between farmers and herdsmen in the Sahel: Pastoralists on a dry plain in central Mali, one of the seven Sahel countries hit by a wave of deadly attacks. EPA/Nic BothmaAs fireworks were lighting up the skies to usher in the New Year across the world, gunfire was echoing out in Nigeria’s Benue State. On this night alone, 73 people were killed and … [Read more...] about Why clashes are on the rise between farmers and herdsmen in the Sahel | The Conversation
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Growing herdsmen militancy is adding to West Africa’s security threats | The Conversation
Growing herdsmen militancy is adding to West Africa's security threats: Leader of Fulani herdsmen Haruna Usman pictured by Reuters in 2014 Reuters/Afolabi SotundeThe people of Agatu, a farming community in Benue State in central Nigeria won’t forget February 2016 in a hurry. One afternoon, late that month, their villages were attacked by Fulani herdsmen. The invaders came … [Read more...] about Growing herdsmen militancy is adding to West Africa’s security threats | The Conversation
