A villager in northern Senegal shows an empty well following poor rains in 2011.
Senegal Urged to Tackle Hunger in Sahel
Senegalese singer Baaba Maal has appealed for international aid and called on the government to come up with a quick response plan to the unfolding hunger situation.-
Mali: Emergency Food Operation to Feed 550,000
UN News, 22 May 2012
The United Nations food and refugee agencies today launched a joint emergency operation to respond to the food needs of hundreds of thousands of people who have fled conflict in… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: UN Relief Chief Meets With Govt Officials
UN News, 23 May 2012
The United Nations humanitarian chief today stressed the need to respond rapidly to the food and nutrition crisis in Burkina Faso, which is affecting some 2.8 million people, and… Read more »
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Africa: Amnesty International Report 2012 - Regional Overview for Africa
AI London, 24 May 2012
"Maybe this could be the year when freedom of expression and association will be respected... Maybe this could be the year when Ethiopians will no more be imprisoned for their… Read more »
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West Africa: Football Star Urges Funds for Sahel
FAO, 24 May 2012
On a visit to drought-stricken Chad, Spanish football star Raúl González added his voice to urgent calls for funding to prevent a full-blown food and nutrition crisis… Read more »
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West Africa: UN Relief Coordinator Warns Over Humanitarian Crisis in Africa's Drought-Hit Sahel
UN News, 24 May 2012
The United Nations top relief official today called for strong leadership and a comprehensive response plan, as well as donor support, for the food crisis in West Africa's… Read more »
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Senegal: Singer Urges Government to Tackle Sahel Hunger
AlertNet, 15 May 2012
Communities in West Africa's drought-ridden Sahel region need urgent help to avert a hunger crisis of the scale that hit East Africa last year, Senegalese singer and humanitarian… Read more »
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Senegal: Change of Direction in Hunger Response
UNIRIN, 7 May 2012
One day after being sworn in on 2 April, Senegal's new President Macky Sall reversed months of public denial of the hunger affecting over 800,000 of his people - part of the… Read more »
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Senegal: Country's Hungry Say They Need Help Now
AlertNet, 14 May 2012
Aminata Diallo covers her nose as a dusty wind carries the smell of a nearby cow's carcass, in the hamlet of Mbelogne, in northeast Senegal's Matam region. Read more »
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Senegal: Program Helps More Than One Million Children Improve Nutrition
World Bank, 29 March 2012
Senegal's Nutrition Enhancement Project II (NEP), which was implemented in 2007, has been helping to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable people in poor urban and rural… Read more »
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West Africa: Hunger Affecting 10 Million as Dry Season Approaches
UNIRIN, 29 March 2012
Hunger has come again to the Sahel. "Since yesterday I have only drunk water," said Houley Dia, 60, a widow who lives in Houdallah, a village of the Fula ethnic group in southern… Read more »
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World leaders meeting in Rome have resolved to work together to meet immediate food security and nutritional needs of affected people. Read more »
InFocus
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President-elect Macky Sall, who defeated incumbent Abdoulaye Wade in a landmark victory, faces several challenges including dealing with high fuel and food prices, youth ... Read more »
