AFP通信さんのインスタグラム写真 - (AFP通信Instagram)「#AFPrepost 📷 @luistatophoto - Once, there used to be room for everyone in Nigeria’s “Middle Belt", the zone where a Muslim-dominated north rubs alongside a largely Christian south. Massive expansion of farming in the Middle Belt has cut access to grazing land for nomadic herders and fueled persistent violence. With the dizzying speed of population growth in Nigeria in the late 20th century, land has become the subject of fierce competition. Step by step, conflicts over crops, water and livestock have grown. Settled farmers, mainly Christian but hailing from several different ethnic groups, boast of ancestral ties to the land, buttressing their claim to own it and the conflict between them and the Fulani pastoralists has been given another twist. Earlier this year I had the opportunity of spending some time in Nigeria working in a multimedia special investigation by @afpphoto about the Fulani, one of the last great nomadic peoples of the planet, a community of some 35 million people scattered across 15 countries in West Africa, from the Sahel down to the lush rainforests. Until a few years ago, the Fulani, also called the Peul, pursued their ancient lifestyle largely unnoticed by the rest of the world. All that has changed. Conflicts over land, droughts and ecosystem variations due to climate change and other challenges are threatening the Fulani lifestyle creating a crisis of interests and identity. During the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing some images from this project already published in several platforms by AFP News Agency. #fulani #peul #nomadicjourney #nomadic #nomads #nigeria #land #cattle #pastoralism #pastoralist #nomad #conflict #everydaysocialjustice #westafrica #cows #nature #bush #kaduna #sokoto #fulanipeople #reportage #reportagespotlight #photography #documentaryphotography #photojournalism #picoftheday #instagram #instadaily」7月28日 16時41分