Impoverished Niger Battles Against Famine

Daniel Berehulak
Getty Images
08-07-2005



MARADI, NIGER - AUGUST 7: A young boy rests on an empty and unused pestle and mortar in the village of Janguna Abanda on August 7, 2005 near Maradi, Niger. Recent rains have aided the growth of the current crop, however villagers are 6 weeks away from harvest and fear a recurrence of last years locust plague. A food crisis is threatening the lives of thousands in the impoverished West African nation. A combination of sever drought and a locust ...

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