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In parts of Africa, rainmakers face cruel violence by farmers as climate change vexes many
Climate change is fueling attacks on rainmakers as farmers blame them for failed rituals and flooding, with at least two killed in South Sudan.
- African rainmakers face rising violence, including assaults and killings, as erratic weather patterns disrupt subsistence farming across Uganda and South Sudan.
- Residents pay rainmakers between $13 and $260 to summon or block rain, creating a transactional relationship that turns violent when expectations fail. Statement 6 and 16.
- David Nabutsilili, 45, frequently flees his home for safety after failing to meet community demands. "People beat us because sometimes the rain is too much," he said.
- In extreme cases, violence turns lethal in South Sudan, where at least two rainmakers have been killed in the past two years. In June, men abducted Albino Lobillia and buried him alive.
- Government official Matthew Oromo noted locals often lack awareness of climate change, which has reduced rainy days in the Kapoeta region from 90 in the 1980s to 46 by mid-2010s.
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right2Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
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- 64% of the sources lean Left
64% Left
L 64%
C 18%
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