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Nigeria: How religious divides worsen conflict during drought
In Nigeria, research indicates that farmer-herder violence during droughts is primarily driven by religious divides between Muslim herders and predominantly Christian communities, rather than drought alone. These tensions escalate competition over land into deadly conflicts.
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