For sometime, the centre of Africa’s anarchic one-party systems, gory tyrants, brutal dictatorships, self-serving military juntas and hideous civil wars, West Africa is changing and indisputably sowing democratic seeds. Whether in Cape Verde, Liberia, Guinea-Conakry, Niger, Nigeria or Guinea Bissau multi-party elections are blowing across the once politically sick region.
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Millions in Niger need help to avoid another food crisis, warn UN agencies
20 January 2011 – The United Nations food agencies are urging continued assistance for Niger, where acute malnutrition rates remain high despite a good harvest and millions need help to avoid another food crisis. Last year the Government of Niger, supported by the UN, launched a massive humanitarian intervention which averted the worst effects of… Continue reading Millions in Niger need help to avoid another food crisis, warn UN agencies