The rains have returned to northern Senegal, carpeting a daunting semi-desert landscape in emerald grass. Camels tuck into fresh baobab leaves in Barkedji. The animals have been herded in by ...
FETE FORROU, Senegal (AP) — The Fulani people — also known as the Peuhl — are believed to be the largest seminomadic ethnic group in the world, with communities stretching from Senegal to the Central ...
In the heart of northern Senegal's arid plains, a quiet yet powerful revolution is underway. At its centre stands La Laiterie du Berger, ...
Scores of white cattle plod into the village for their only drink of water of the day. Herders, wearing brightly-coloured robes, walk in tow. Months of government restrictions on movement designed to ...
With very few exceptions, Africa’s Sahel—a strip of Africa that lies just south of the Sahara Desert—is a barren, devastated place populated largely by semi-nomadic Fulani herdsmen who keep watch over ...
The story of this young shepherd is an extraordinary odyssey. In Senegal, the herder has just returned to his village after five years of transhumance across several countries. He set out with only a ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The Haalpulaar in the Senegal valley and the Fulani in the Niger inland delta use the same word, leydi, for their minimal territorial unit.
Pastoralists in Senegal have to start their journeys earlier and travel further for their herds to graze. The UN estimates Senegalese pastoralists supply 65% of meat and 70% of milk sold at local ...
The Northern Governor’s Forum, NGF, says it has resolved to work with relevant stakeholders to secure Nigeria’s borders and register Fulani immigrants entering into the country to rear cattle. The ...
The rains have returned to northern Senegal, carpeting a daunting semi-desert landscape in emerald grass. But many found themselves caught in the sparsely populated semi-desert -- with little to no ...
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