The problem of conflicts related to the management of communities in rural areas in Niger: the case of Kanembakache commune.

Abstract

This article focuses on "conflicts related to the management of pastoral wells". Indeed, the management of rural wells in some localities of Niger has problems. In the present research, it is necessary to analyze the functioning of the pastoral wells and the conflicts they generate in the rural district of Kanembakache. The work is carried out in the rural district and precisely at the level of the sites which are characterized by recurring conflicts. We asked ourselves the following question: How do pastoral wells work in the rural area of Kanembakache? This main question of research leads us to formulate two subsequent questions: (i) don’t the exclusion of transhumant people out of the system of wells management explain certain conflicts in the rural area of Kanembakache? (ii) Is the management mechanism settled a source of conflict between sedentary and transhumant? To achieve the general objective assigned to this research and to answer all the questions asked, we used a mixed methodology (quantitative method by questionnaire and qualitative through interview guides) while referring to the conflictual theory of Durkheim. At the end of the research, the results prove that in the field of research there is exclusion of the real owners (the transhumant people), which creates conflicts between them and the sedentary local people.

Keywords: Conflicts, rural wells, rural area, sedentary and transhumant people.