Agence France Presse: Niger on Tuesday celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence after the military ruler called for agricultural reforms under the shadow of a famine that threatens the lives of millions. After a long drought, the poor sub-Saharan country in west Africa is again confronted with a food crisis that threatens seven million people, or almost half the population, according to the United Nations. But General Salou Djibo, who took power in a coup earlier this year, said in a ......
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Niger marks independence by focusing on famine
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 4th, 2010
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