Africa in Transition
Africa in Transition

Range Wars in Nigeria's Middle Belt

October 3, 2017 — min
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  • John Campbell
    Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies

Show Notes

In this episode of Africa in Transition, John Campbell speaks with Bukola Ademola-Adelehin of Search for Common Ground and EJ Hogendoorn of International Crisis Group to discuss their respective organizations' recent reports on violence between Fulani herders and local farmers in Nigeria's Middle Belt.

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