Cattle Raids News Today

Rivalries between communities persist, making divisions within communities that much harder to tackle.

Three soldiers also accuse rebels of looting

Uganda wants Kenya to hand over herders who killed three geologists.

Cattle raiding along the Kenya-Uganda border threaten a peace agreement between the Sebei, Karamojong and Pokots

Cattle raiding by Islamic militants is soaring at unprecedented levels in Mali, with groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State stealing millions of dollars worth of cattle to buy weapons and vehicles to fund their insurgency across Mali and the region below the Sahara Desert, known as the Sahel.

The attackers were young men from the neighbouring areas of Mayendit and Koch counties.

An estimated 10,000 residents have been displaced from their homes following spates of cattle rustling by the neighbouring Karimojongs

Area leaders warn that if the government doesn’t act, they will be forced to organise their own “home guards” to protect lives

Government deploys more security officers to quell violence, insecurity in Marsabit and Samburu counties as death toll rises to 14.

Uganda region sees rise in cattle raids in pandemic The resurgence of cattle raiding in Karamoja has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of shepherds whove been killed while trying to fight off the raiders. Their widows are now left to fend for themselves. One woman has set up an initiative to help them. Watch video 03:08