Ethnic conflicts involving the Fulani people (also known as Fula) occur in West Africa, primarily in Nigeria, but also in Mali, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Central African Republic, due to conflicts over land and culture.
[4] Due to population growth and desertification, Fulani nomads have to move south towards more fertile lands to graze their herds.
January 2018 marked a five year high in the number of events associated with Herder-Farmer conflicts in Nigeria.
The escalated conflicts mostly target private property followed by government buildings, businesses and religious institutions.
[12] Although tension between the Christian south and the Muslim north was already present, the coup weakened the country and allowed terrorism to rise.
The Macina Liberation Front (FLM) formed in 2015, and committed 29 attacks with at least 129 casualties.
[16] As of April 2019, fourteen attacks had occurred in the Central African Republic.