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Niger: Thousands of villages hit by severe food shortages; almost half the population of Niger is hungry

by IRIN News

Nearly half Niger’s population does not have enough to eat and the government says it is facing a grain shortfall of 692,501 tons, following another severe drought across the Sahel.

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