2012 Goldman Prize recipient Ikal Angelei recently shared a link to a stirring video posted on the Yale e360 blog about the struggle between
nomadic herdsman in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya - whose survival depends on access to the Omo River and Lake Turkana.
This particular cattle owner said he has lost over 70 of his cattle after they were reportedly killed by members of the task force set up to flush out
nomadic herdsmen in the Akyem North District.
Esther Polak's NomadicMILK (2009) follows dairy transporters and Fulani
nomadic herdsmen in Nigeria, mapping both their routes with GPS to visualize the variety and economics of dairy transportation that take place throughout Nigeria.
Esther Polak's NomadicMILK (2009) follows dairy transporters and Fulani
nomadic herdsmen in Nigeria, mapping both their routes with GPS to visualise the variety and economics of dairy transportation that take place throughout Nigeria.
Not exact matches
Luka Binniyat has been remanded
in custody by Kaduna State High Court after being accused of publishing a false report of an attack by
nomadic Fulani
herdsman.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour, has called for more security presence
in the Region following the recent clashes between residents and
nomadic herdsmen off Fulani extraction.
Following complaints of alleged atrocities being committed by
nomadic herdsmen and the destruction of farms
in Agogo
in the Ashanti Region and parts of the Eastern Region, government re-launched Operation Cow leg which comprised police and military personnel tasked to flush out the herders and their cattle from those areas.
«Fulani
herdsmen,
nomadic cattle grazers, have been named one of the deadliest terror groups
in the world comparable to Boko Haram, ISIS, the Taliban and al - Shabaab.
He explained that, no timelines can be given
in evicting the
nomadic herdsmen hence the communities have been asked to understand the difficulties
in dealing with the matter.
However, efforts are
in place to manage the situation better and
in doing so, the Ashanti Regional Security Council is working closely with the Eastern Regional Council to resolve the invasion of
nomadic herdsmen holistically.
He said, «We have
nomadic teams, specifically deployed to track these Fulani
herdsmen, who often infiltrate the state from local government areas, which have water bodies surrounding them, with a view to preventing them from wreaking havoc
in the state.»
The Catholic Bishops Conference has asked government to take strict action against the canker of vigilantism, and also deal with the deteriorating activities of land guards and
nomadic herdsmen to improve general security
in the country.