Tag: West Africa food crisis
On the road in Niger
Oxfam Australia’s Richard Simpson visited Niger recently, where he was struck by the innate resilience of the people in the face of the harsh food crisis they’re enduring at the moment. Read more »
Digging for gold — and survival — in Burkina Faso
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In desperation, hungry families in Burkina Faso are increasingly resorting to digging for gold. What they find with their rudimentary tools usually allows them to buy a dish of millet per day. It’s back-breaking work, as 40-year-old mother of five Fatimata describes.
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Portraits from Mauritania
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Earlier this month, photographer Pablo Tosco visited drought-stricken Mauritania for our Spanish affiliate Intermón Oxfam. Besides taking some unforgettable photos, Pablo spoke to some of the locals about how they’re coping. Read more »
Hunger calls in Africa’s Sahel region
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Late and irregular rainfall, followed by plagues of birds, locusts and other pests have decimated the harvests of poor farmers and made pasture scarce for herders. Cereal production in the five countries of the region is down by a quarter from last year and is well below the five-year average. Read more »
