Central Africa Is Facing Famine

Nineteen-month old Amina at Save the Children's clinic for severely manlnourished children in Aguie, Niger, yesterday. Two of her siblings have already died within the past year. Harriet Logan/Save The Children

Millions At Risk As Crops Fail In Central Africa -- The Independent

After years of drought, flash floods have destroyed harvests in Niger.

Hundreds of thousands of children across central Africa are at risk of death from starvation and disease after flash flooding worsened an already chronic humanitarian crisis caused by drought.

Aid agencies warned yesterday that 10 million people are already facing severe food shortages, particularly in the landlocked countries of Chad and Niger, after a drought led to the failure of last year's crops. As many as 400,000 children are at risk of dying from starvation in Niger alone, according to Save the Children.

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More News On the Crisis in Niger

Niger floods leave 200,000 homeless: UN -- AFP
Floods Heighten Food Crisis in Niger -- Voice of America
Thousands left homeless in Niger -- Al Jazeera
Niger hit by 'double disaster' of drought, floods -- AFP
Aid agency warns of 'double disaster' for Niger -- BBC
In Grip Of Drought, Floods, Niger Faces Hunger Crisis -- NPR
Niger Faces Worst Hunger Crisis Ever -- CBN