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1Niger: The Silent Famine
2The largely under-reported food crisis in Sahel has taken worrisome proportions as about 2.5 millions of people in Niger are currently affected by food shortage.
3The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has decided to scale up emergency operations to protect the population at risk.
4Bloggers in Niger reflect on yet another food crisis after the one in 2005, a food crisis this year that is the result of shortage of rainfall last year.
5Men Facing Sahel Desert by Nawal_ Under CC license on Flickr D.Niger : Misoko mangina ny hanoanana
6Evariste Ouédraogo wrote the following about they way politicians always try to spin food crises in Niger in a way that would put them in a more favorable light [fr]:
7In 2005, the authority tried to convince the opinion that the threat of famine was only a shameful rumor [..]
8A few days later, the prime minister, in no less fallacious terms, still asked for help the international community because of…famine. in 2010, the truth comes out again: 10 days after the change of regime in Niger, we learn from the chief of the military junta on television that famine threatens millions of Nigeriens from all over the regions.
9The shortage of food was estimated at 400 000 tons.
10Total opposite of the statement by Mamadou Tandja who was allergic to the idea of food crisis. Grioo.com asks out loud the tough but conspicuous question that many Nigeriens wonder about: “where did the cash influx from the Uranium trade go?”Miteraka ahiahy be ihany ny tsy fahampian'ny fitateram-baovao momba ny olana ara-tsakafo any Sahel ho an'ny olona 2,5 tapitrisa any Niger izay voakasiky ny fahalanian'ny sakafo hohanina.
11[fr]: Let's remember the tension between former heads of state in Niger and the leaders of Areva about the renewal of uranium exploitation contracts [..]Milaza hanamafy ny fandaharan'asany hiarovana ireo vahoaka ahiana ho tratran'izany ny PAM (Programme Alimentaire Mondial).
12We will never denounce sufficiently all these slaloms that allow white collar delinquents to embezzle public funds that should contribute to helping citizens who lack food, water and basic health care. The amount of money from mining resources never benefit the silent majority.Milaza ny fisian'ny krizy hafa ara-tsakafo ankoatra ny tamin'ny 2005 ny mpitoraka bilaogy any Niger, olana ara-tsakafo ankehitriny vokatry ny tsy fahampian'ny rotsak'orana tamin'ny taon-dasa.
13An African paradox that does not surprise anymore.
14However, this scandal must end now at the beginning of the millennium. It's almost as if mining riches only brings misery to African population.Olona manatrika ny tany hain'i Sahel nalefan'i Nawal_ nahazoana alalana araka ny CC ao amin'ny Flickr
15It will always be the case until the resources are not used to develop grain fields.
16Kathryn Richards at Care shares a few thoughts and testimonies on the “hungry season” as the rural population finds itself in dire needs of animals to herd:
17Niger is a country of contrasts.Email
18Rich in newly found uranium and oil but its people crushingly poor. [..]
19Food is readily available in the market - but at an inflated price few can afford.
20Families are selling off their livestock at reduced prices to buy food.
21Mohammed Gusnam was one of these people: “It is difficult.
22As herders we were like princes, proud.MpanoratraLova Rakotomalala
23Now the pasture land is disappearing and we are stuck in the village.
24The village is like a prison to me.”Nandika Lila
25The current response to the food crisis, however, seems to be speedier than in 2005.
26Cyprien Fabre, head of the regional bureau of the European Commission Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) offers the following assessment [fr]:
27Many alert and intervention systems are in place for most affected countries and funds were allocated accordingly.
28Operations are well underway in Niger, Burkina-Faso and Mali.
29Chad needs more agents for an efficient intervention.
30Still many organisations believe that the resources are still too slow to arrive.
31They identify two reasons for the delay: 1) making sure that donors are coming through with funding and 2) the challenges of reaching the population in the most remote areas.
32Many think that cash disbursement might be faster and more effective for the short run than sending food [fr]:
33During conversations with the members of the communities, more people said that they'd rather have cash than seeds.
34The communities that had lost the most crops or those who live the farthest from markets tend to choose seeds; those who have access to markets have not lost as much or those who have limited farming lands tend to favor having cash.