Vestnik RUDN. International RelationsVestnik RUDN. International RelationsВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения2313-06602313-0679федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)2527610.22363/2313-0660-2020-20-4-698-706THEMATIC DOSSIERТЕМАТИЧЕСКОЕ ДОСЬЕResearch ArticleFarmers-Herdsmen Conflict in Africa: The Case of NigeriaКонфликт фермеров и пастухов в Африке: пример НигерииOghuvbuEjiroghene AugustineОгувбуЭджирогене АвгустинAssistant Lecturer, Department of Political Science and International Relations, College of Leadership and Development Studiesассистент кафедры политологии и международных отношений, Колледж лидерства и исследования проблем развитияaugustine4best@yahoo.comOghuvbuOluwatobi BlessingОгувбуОлуватоби БлессингPhD Candidate, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Educationаспирант кафедры библиотечного дела и информатики, педагогический факультетbfamuti@gmail.comCovenant UniversityУниверситет КовенантDelta State UniversityГосударственный университет Дельты15122020204New Modalities of Regional PeacekeepingНовые параметры регионального миротворчества69870617122020Copyright ©; 2020, Oghuvbu E.A., Oghuvbu O.B.Copyright ©; 2020, Огувбу Э.А., Огувбу О.Б.2020Oghuvbu E.A., Oghuvbu O.B.Огувбу Э.А., Огувбу О.Б.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/25276General population growth and an increase in the number of farmers, environmental degradation, disruption of conditions for resolving land and water disputes, and the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in the Sahel and West Africa have exacerbated the struggle for the survival and security of economic livelihoods, and in particular negatively affected relationships between shepherds and farmers in several communities in Africa. This kind of conflict between farmers and herdsmen mainly applies to Nigeria, but is also present in other African countries, especially in Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Senegal, Cameroon, and Côte d’Ivoire. Such conflicts are not triggered by a single reason, but are driven by a set of multi-causal factors, such as scarce resources in the face of greater need, reprisal attacks, land and climate change, etc. Obviously, in case of Nigeria this kind of conflicts have a disintegrative impact, as they lead to the inimical effects to the country’s unity. The need for fostering value reorientation and restoring earlier interactive ties between herdsmen and farmers seems vital today, so that Nigerians can learn to appreciate the values that unite them more than those that separate the society.Общий рост населения и увеличение числа фермеров, ухудшение экологической обстановки, отсутствие условий для разрешения земельных и водных споров, а также распространение стрелкового оружия и легких вооружений (СОЛВ) в Сахеле и Западной Африке обострили борьбу за выживание, породили новые угрозы экономической безопасности, а также усугубили конфликт между фермерами и пастухами в ряде стран Африки, в том числе Нигерии, Мали, Буркина-Фасо, Чаде, Сенегале, Камеруне и Кот-дʼИвуаре. Конфликт фермеров и пастухов рассмотрен на примере Нигерии, где он принял достаточно острые формы. В исследовании использовались вторичные данные, такие как статьи в научных журналах, проектные работы, газеты, онлайн-публикации и материалы государственных структур Нигерии. 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