Food crisis in West Africa
 You may have seen the harrowing pictures on the news last night about the situation in Niger. Around 2.5 million lives are at risk, including 800,000 children, unless more help is received soon. The food crisis has attacked people all over the Sahel but has hit Niger hardest. This famine was predicted after poor harvests last year, and many are asking why the situation was allowed to become so serious. To see what has happened over the past year check out this BBC article. The UN has still only received a third of the $30million it asked for and has accused the International Commuity of ignoring the crisis in Niger. For more information on the famine and what Oxfam is doing, this article in The Guardian and the Oxfam website are helpful. The question is, given the warnings, could the food crisis have been avoided?
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