At least 140 villagers killed by suspected herders in north-central Nigeria10:14 Gunmen attacked remote villages over the weekend in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state, killing at least 140 people, officials and survivors said Tuesday, the latest case this year of such mass killings blamed on the farmer-herder crisis in the West African nation. © AFPBy: Kethevane GORJESTANI Follow | Maya YATAGHENEAt least 140 people were killed over the weekend in Nigeria's central Plateau state. Throughout the week we'll be looking at the major events of this past year on the continent. Today, we'll be speaking to Paul Melly from Chatham House about the year in African Politics. And we'll take a look at how northafrican craftsmen are fighting to pass down the ancestral art of metal engraving to the next generation.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 27, 2023 03:30 UTC