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Separatist War looms in post-coup Mali By Nile Bowie

April 1, 2012
Separatist War looms in post-coup Mali  By Nile Bowie

      Separatist War looms in post-coup Mali By Nile Bowie   KUALA LUMPUR – As the inexperienced protagonists of Mali’s military coup receive worldwide condemnation from the international community and neighboring members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), thousands have taken to the streets of the Malian capital of Bamako in [...]

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Africa: Joined-Up Thinking On Water, Energy and Food 15 MARCH 2012

March 20, 2012
Africa: Joined-Up Thinking On Water, Energy and Food  15 MARCH 2012

        Africa: Joined-Up Thinking On Water, Energy and Food 15 MARCH 2012 Johannesburg — Africa’s third longest river, the Niger, is a source of water, food and energy for nine West African countries. But frequent droughts induced by a changing climate, and exacerbated by rapidly growing demand, pose a threat to water [...]

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Niger braces itself for year of food and aid emergency Erratic rainfall and western financial strife mean improved crisis preparations are being stretched to the limit

January 23, 2012
Niger braces itself for year of food and aid emergency  Erratic rainfall and western financial strife mean improved crisis preparations are being stretched to the limit

Women in Bambeye, Niger, queue to have their children screened for malnutrition. Photograph: Mark Tran for the Guardian In the mid-morning sun, Aminatou Gado takes her place in the queue, where she faces a long wait to have her 14-month-old daughter screened for malnutrition. Having already walked three hours to get to the dusty town [...]

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Sahel’s looming food crisis gets swift response but no long-term answers Governments and NGOs in the Sahel have learned from previous food crises to intervene before emergency strikes

January 9, 2012
Sahel’s looming food crisis gets swift response but no long-term answers  Governments and NGOs in the Sahel have learned from previous food crises to intervene before emergency strikes

A man from Niger in his ravaged field due to lack of rain in 2011. Photograph: Boureima Hama/AFP Governments in the Sahel and international relief agencies have beenquick off the mark in acknowledging a looming food crisis. Last October, the government in drought-hit Niger – where almost 1 million people are in urgent need of food after a poor [...]

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