A Fulani girl stands in the doorway of a straw hut in the small village of Bele Kwara in southwestern Niger . The Fulani people are primarily nomadic pastoralists who crisscross across the West African Sahel, leading their cattle, sheep, and goats in search of water and rich grazing grounds in a yearly cycle that has continued for centuries. In the past years, though, a large percentage of Fulani people have adopted a more sedentary lifestyle. While still holding onto their pastoralist roots, s