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Boko Haram threat shifting African pastoralist movements

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:12 GMT

Author: Andualem Sisay Gessesse

ADDIS ABABA, June 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Worried about attacks by Boko Haram and other armed groups, herders in Africa’s Sahel are abandoning traditional dry-season grazing grounds in Nigeria and converging on Ghana, driving conflict with farmers and worsening deforestation, regional officials say.

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