Niger

Dear G8: We Can Be Hunger Free

Adam_Taylor | Posted 05.15.2012

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The situation in Niger reflects a harsh reality for many women and newborns around the world. According to UNICEF, every minute a woman somewhere in the world dies either from childbirth or from the complications that follow.

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It's Time For Rich Countries To Uphold Their Promise To Help Poor Countries

Mahamadou Issoufou | Posted 05.11.2012

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We can fight back against this lethal cocktail of climate change and extreme poverty. In fact, we created a plan on how to fight hunger in Niger, both in the short term and in the long term, so we can finally pull ourselves out of this cycle of crisis.

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Fighting Malaria Is a Full Time Job

Catholic Relief Services | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Benin, Malaria, Gambia, Global Health, Niger, World Malaria Day, Africa, Mosquito Nets, Mosquitoes, Fighting Malaria, Impact News

April 25 is World Malaria Day. It is a time to celebrate the progress made in the fight against this disease, but it also time to renew our commitment to eradicating the killer of at least 650,000 people worldwide in 2010.

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Leading Relief Groups Warn of Worsening Food Crisis in West and Central Africa

Louis Belanger | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Sahel Food Crisis, Action Against Hunger, Sahel Crisis, World Vision, Mauritania, Mali, Oxfam, Save the Children, Niger, Video, Acf, World News

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One Million Children At Risk Of Starvation

Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Africa Hunger, Global Health, Mauritania, Mali, Africa Drought, Child Malnutrition, Sahel Food Crisis, Sahel Hunger, Video, Africa Malnutrition, Africa, Senegal, Sahel Drought, Niger, Sahel, World News

1 million children are at risk of dying of malnutrition in Africa's Sahel region, a 1000-kilometer belt between the Sahara and the Sudanian Savannas, ...

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Michael Klare's The Race for What's Left

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Tar Sands, Resources, Natural Resources, Military, Michael Klare, Fossil Fuels, Africa, Oil, Environment, Hydrofracking, Siberia, British Petroleum, Niger, China, Arctic, Renewable Energy, The Race for What's Left, Clean Energy, Books News

Is it possible to cope with the immense dangers posed by the rapid consumption of the world's resources? In The Race for What's Left, Michael Klare claims that it is -- but only through a significant change in behavior.

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Conflict in Mali Threatens to Escalate Food Crisis in Sahel Region

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.29.2012

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Growing insecurity in Mali and northern Nigeria is disrupting the supply of food to communities suffering from a major food crisis affecting 13 million people in West Africa.

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A Mind Safari with Stargazer Not Vital

Kisa Lala | Posted 05.21.2012

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By Kiša Lala Artist Not Vital in Agadez, Niger - Mekafoni. Camel, 2003 - Courtesy of the artist and Sperone Westwater Gallery New York Raised on...

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Joseph Kony and the Other Africa

Paul Stoller | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Internet, Lord's Resistance Army, Mali, Niger, Africa, Anthropology, Media News, Joseph Kony, Invisible Children, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Media News

So Africa is not a country and Africans don't speak "African." What about the most pernicious stereotype -- that in the face of ongoing civil war and unending famine, "Africans" are powerless and need our help?

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Drought in Sahel Could Become a Catastrophe for 13 Million

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: West Africa, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Food Crisis, Refugees, Oxfam, Chad, Appeal, Saehl, Burkina, Video, World News

Some 13 million people are at severe risk from a food crisis which is set to escalate into a full scale humanitarian emergency in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa if urgent action is not taken.

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Senegalese Legend Baaba Maal in Mauritania: "The World Needs to React"

Louis Belanger | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Oxfam in Spain, Niger, Mauritania, Oxfam America, Food Crisis, Oxfam, Sahel, Baaba Maal, Intermon, Famine, World News

During a visit to the Gorgol region of Mauritania, Senegalese musician Baaba Maal discovered the harsh reality for communities affected by a food crisis that now touches one in four people across the country.

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Niger: Food Crisis or Ground Floor Opportunity to Save Mothers and Babies

Jeanne Faulkner | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Global Motherhood, Maternal Health, Niger-Famine, Niger, Famine, Maternal Mortality, Maternal Care, Maternal Child Care, Impact News

Ask a woman when she was hungriest, she might say when she was pregnant or breastfeeding. I drove to McDonald's where I was seduced by a filet-o-fish sandwich. In contrast to what's happening in Niger, I wasn't hungry at all.

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Libya Demands Back Gaddafi Son

AP | By RAMI AL-SHAHEIBI | Posted 02.11.2012

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TRIPOLI, Libya -- Libya demanded Niger hand over one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons who is under house arrest in the neighboring African nation after he wa...

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Sahel in 10 Pictures: The Food Crisis in West Africa

Louis Belanger | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: West Africa, Oxfam, Mauritania, Chad, Burkina Faso, Niger, Food Crisis, Sahel, West Africa Food Crisis, Exposure, World News

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Niger Military Clashes With Libyan Convoy

AP | By DALATOU MAMANE AND RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 01.09.2012

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NIAMEY, Niger -- Niger's army intercepted a convoy of cars traveling south from Libya toward Mali, and a cache of arms was seized in the ensuing clash...

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Gaddafi's Former Adviser Reportedly Hiding In Niger

AP | RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 12.26.2011

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DAKAR, Senegal — Moammar Gadhafi's intelligence chief, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, has slipped into the desert nation of ...

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Tuareg Official: Seif Al Islam Nearing Niger Border

AP | RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 12.25.2011

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DAKAR, Senegal — Moammar Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent is now believed to be heading toward Niger, a desert nation just south of Liby...

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Niger Kills 3 Allegedly Linked To Al Qaeda, Official Says

AP | RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 11.15.2011

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NIAMEY, Niger — An army patrol in Niger attacked a four-car convoy Thursday carrying suspected al-Qaida-linked militants, killing three of them ...

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In New Audio Message, Gaddafi Denies Rumors He Fled Libya

AP | By RAMI AL-SHAHEIBI and HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 11.07.2011

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By RAMI AL-SHAHEIBI and HADEEL AL-SHALCHI, The Associated Press BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) -- From hiding, Muammar Gaddafi denied rumors that he fled Lib...

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PHOTOS: The Tuareg, Gaddafi's Recruits From The Sahara

Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Mali, Sahara Desert, Libya, Gaddafi Mercenaries, National Geographic, Tuareg, Sahara Desert Tuareg, Niger, Tuareg Gaddafi, World News

In the September 2011 issue of National Geographic, Peter Gwin accompanies Tuareg rebels on a walk through a remote corner of the world. For years, th...

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Gaddafi Loyalists On The Move

AP | DALATOU MAMANE | Posted 11.05.2011

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NIAMEY, Niger — A large convoy of Libyan soldiers loyal to ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi crossed the desert border into Niger and rolled into th...

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Time, Well-Being and the Political Moment

Paul Stoller | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: The Great Depression, Government Shutdown, Public Servants, Standard & Poor's, Credit Crisis, Public Service, Politics, Digital Technology, Well Being, Wealth, The Internet, Niger, Social Misery, Economic Crisis, Social Isolation, Poltical Isolation, Double Dip Recession, Technology News

In America, the land of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, there seems to be a limited pool of well-being. We are wired-in, but existentially alone; we are electronically connected in social networks, but isolated from social groups.

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Mediums and Their Political Messages

Paul Stoller | Posted 09.05.2011

If Republican leaders begin to act more like public servants and less like non-thinking fundamentalist soldiers, we might begin to repair our political system. If not, their absolutism will plunge us into unspeakable economic darkness.

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WATCH: Child Photographers Document Lives Of Children In Niger

Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Child Rights, Photography, Human Rights, Child Labor, UNICEF Photography, UNICEF Human Rights, Unicef, Child Hunger, Niger, Good News, Video, Home News

In Niger, a group of children assumed roles as advocacy journalists last week, taking to the streets armed with digital cameras and the objective of t...

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U.N.: 1 Million In Libya Will Need Aid

AP/The Huffington Post | By JOHN HEILPRIN | Posted 05.25.2011

GENEVA (AP) -- Up to 1 million foreign workers and others trapped in Libya are expected to need emergency aid because of fighting in the North African...

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