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Sahelian farmers and herders will clash more

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SAHEL

Sahelian societies are overwhelmingly rural and dependent on agriculture and pastoralism. Farmer and herder lifestyles can complement each other, but climate change and population…

Greek farmers will want sector profitability restored

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GREECE

In response to farmers’ protests across the EU, including in Greece in February, the Commission is considering allowing farmers more flexibility in complying with new…

Tia Maria will prompt renewed tensions in Peru

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PERU

Farming communities in the relatively prosperous Tambo valley have long opposed the project and have successfully frustrated its development. The government is anxious to distance…

Nigeria's pastoralist conflicts face more turbulence

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NIGERIA

The notice comes amid rising violence between pastoralists and settled non-Fulani, predominantly Christian farming communities in the south-west. As southern politicians grow…

Social tensions will worsen in Nigeria banditry crisis

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NIGERIA

This is part of an escalating crisis of insecurity in the region which has seen hundreds of kidnappings -- particularly of schoolchildren -- by armed bandits looking for ransom…

The Sahel faces complex food and climate challenges

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SAHEL

Food security and climate change challenges in the Sahel.

Nigerian election will increase Middle Belt violence

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NIGERIA

The attacks were the bloodiest and highest-profile acts of violence in Plateau State in recent months and reflect a trend of growing rural violence in the north-central states…

Land conflicts will boost jihadist threat in Benin

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BENIN

This has raised fears that jihadist insurgents, who are embedded in Benin’s national parks and have a history of inserting themselves into similar conflicts in neighbouring…

Peru mine clashes will see national and local impacts

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PERU

Protesters had blocked road access to the mine for nearly two months, interrupting shipments of mineral to the port of Matarani. The dispute reflected, once again, difficulties…

Large-scale deforestation will continue in Bolivia

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BOLIVIA

The main culprit is the expansion of soya cultivation, especially in Santa Cruz department. The government pays lip service to the need to preserve the Amazon biome but adopts a…