Niger River Reaches Highest Level in 80 Years
Niger River (file photo): Aid is needed for thousands displaced by flooding that destroyed hundreds of homes and crops.
People on Niger River
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West Africa:
Niger River Reaches Highest Level in 80 Years
RFI, 9 August 2010
Thousands of people are awaiting aid in Niger after record rains caused flooding that destroyed hundreds of homes and crops. The River Niger, which flows through nine west African… Read more »
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Niger:
UN Agency Stepping Up Operations to Feed Millions of Hungry People
UN News, 20 July 2010
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today said it is boosting the delivery of aid to Niger, where up to eight million people are experiencing severe food shortages as a… Read more »
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West Africa:
Agency Acts on Food Crisis
UN News, 15 July 2010
The United Nations rural development arm is helping to improve agricultural programmes in West Africa's Sahel region, especially in Niger, which is currently in the throes of a… Read more »
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West Africa:
IFAD and Partners Focused on Sustainable Livelihoods
IFAD, 16 July 2010
Amid a growing food crisis in the Sahel region in West Africa, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced today that a large number of families in the… Read more »
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Niger:
Food Crisis Prompts Emergency Aid
UN News, 2 July 2010
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it is scaling up its operations in Niger, citing a recent worsening of the situation in the West African nation that has… Read more »