Final Report of the Nomadic and Sedentary Study in Maradi, Tahoua, Zinder and Tillabery (French)
Tensions between nomadic and sedentary can escalate into conflict. Read how one activity is exploring conflict management options.
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This document is a research report on nomadic and sedentary populations in the regions of Maradi, Tahoua, Tillabéry and Zinder in Niger. For each community, the report presents an analysis from several angles: the living environment of those interviewed, inter-community and inter-group socio-professional relations, perceptions of access to basic social services, conflict resolution mechanisms, and perceptions of their effectiveness. It emerged that conflicts do, in fact, exist in the different regions and in a specific manner within each of the communities surveyed. These conflicts are becoming increasingly frequent and violent because of the more acute competition for access to natural resources between nomadic and sedentary communities, which are becoming more scarce. Modern water points are another location where ethnic confrontations can occur. Each region practices specific forms of conflict management with different points of view, with varying degrees of success.