Deaths from latest Nigerian inter-communal clashes pass 100
Bauchi, Nigeria Reuters The death toll from fighting between farmers and herders in Nigeria’s north-central state of Plateau has risen beyond 100, with locals searching in the bush for more bodies, residents and local authorities said on Friday. Gunmen stormed villages and burned several houses in the Mangu local government area on Tuesday, with at […]
In northern Kenya, drought may keep some herders from voting
Lengusaka, Kenya Reuters In Kenya’s northern Samburu County, severe drought has forced herders to migrate hundreds of kilometres in search of pasture and water, meaning some may have to skip voting in elections set for 9th August. People are more focused on trying to save their animals and livelihoods than on casting their ballots. Lesiken […]
Clashes in Cameroon’s north displace over 100,000 – UN agency
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Clashes between herders, fishermen and farmers in the far north of Cameroon have driven at least 100,000 people from their homes in the past two weeks, creating a humanitarian emergency, the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. Cameroonians who fled deadly intercommunal violence between Arab Choa herders and Mousgoum and Massa […]
Around 11,000 Cameroonians flee to Chad after violence
N’Djamena, CameroonReuters Around 11,000 people fleeing clashes between herders and fishermen in northern Cameroon arrived in neighbouring Chad at the weekend, a provincial governor in Chad said on Monday. About 20 people have been killed in what officials say is Cameroon’s worst ethnic violence in recent memory. Clashes broke out last week between fishermen and […]
URBAN NOMADS: MONGOLIAN HERDERS BATTLE A NEW FUTURE AS THEY LEAVE LAND FOR THE CITY
MAX BARING, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how the changing climate is affecting Mongolian herders…