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West Africa Food CrisisAlmost 10 million people across West Africa are facing a food crisis following erratic rains that have caused poor food harvests and water shortages. On the ground irregular rains in 2009 have led to a severe lack of pasture and water and a poor harvest across West Africa. The worst affected country is Niger where over 7 million people are at risk. Some 2 million people are threatened in Chad and an estimated further 629,000 are affected in Mali. Parts of Nigeria and Burkina Faso are also at risk. Video courtesy of Channel 4 News |
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