Sahel Desert

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Shrinkage: In the past Sudanese pastoralists from the highlands moved to the lowlands during the dry season so that their animals were close to grazing land. But civil war and climate change has resulted in encroachment on cultivated land. Photos: Stefanie Glinski/AFP

Conflict until the cows come home

Climate change and civil war are escalating tensions between South Sudan’s herders and crop farmers, who are competing over land

David Mono Danga