This little ditty was in the paper today.
Niger Leader Denies Famine
Friday 12th, 2005 - Guardian News Service
The President of Niger has denied reports that the country is facing a famine, saying his people "look well fed".
President Mamdou Tandja admitted that a devastating locust invasion and poor rains had created a food shortage, but said that it was not unusual for Niger or the entire Sahel region on the southern edge of the Sahara desert.
"We are experiencing, like all the countries in the Sahel, a food crisis due to the poor harvest and the locust attacks of 2004." Tandja said in and interview with the BBC. "The people of Niger look well-fed, ad you can see."
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