The N10 highway in Cameroon runs 329 kilometers northeast, linking the capital Yaoundé to the East Region on its Central African Republic (CAR) border. The road’s last 40 kilometers intersects a north-south corridor centered on the Gado-Badzéré and Lolo refugee camps. At least 133,800 people forcibly displaced from CAR live in this borderlands corridor, nearly one-third (32.4%) of Cameroon’s total. The inflow of people seeking refuge since CAR’s 2014 civil war strains the corridor’s water sources and grazing land. Where does this land pressure actually appear?
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