Just two years into the implementation of the Reversing Land Degradation in Africa by Scaling-up Evergreen Agriculture (Regreening Africa) project, a major surge in insecurity in Niger is threatening the process and reversing the gains made in restoring degraded lands.
Niger is a transit country. It has experienced an influx of refugees seeking asylum from internal and external extremist groups. At the dawn of 2020, the situation worsened through a series of attacks by jihadists on military positions of territorial protection. The attacks led to more movement of refugees and deepened the humanitarian crisis.
The longstanding conflict perpetuated by Jihadists and affiliated groups has displaced more than 350 households (2520 people), hailing from several villages (some of which Regreening Africa is active in), including more than 1150 children between the ages of 0–17 years. According to the United Nations High Commission on Refugees, the numbers are staggering, with a 196,717 internally displaced persons countrywide. Read more…
