The tri-border area straddling the northern DRC, South Sudan and the Central African Republic has endured waves of armed conflict and banditry that strongly influence hostility toward perceived outsiders. While the perspectives of Mbororo herders are notably missing from these local media reports, Adrupiako’s sentiments are shared by others in area. Strained relationsThere are twinned stories explaining the patterns of migration by Mbororo groups. Félicien Kabamba Mbambu, a DRC researcher specializing in natural resources and climate, wrote a chapter about Mbororo groups for a 2015 book about inequality and climate change. But so did new and old armed groups, and some Mbororo kept moving — across the border into northern DRC.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 02, 2024 13:35 UTC