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      Sunday 12 February RNW - NEWS, ANALYSIS AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24/7 ON RADIO, TV AND ONLINE
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      A man from Niger shows his ravaged field because of a lack of rain. Sahel states are bracing for a long, potentially deadly hungry season, many weakened by the return of people from Libya who are unemployed, armed and creating fresh strife in already-vulnerable countries.
      Bulletin: Libya fallout fans Sahel hunger pangs

      Bulletin: Libya fallout fans Sahel hunger pangs

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      An Oxfam photo shows a woman touching the dry soil in Oud Guedara in December. A food crisis in Mauritania as a result of drought is expected to be three times worse that in 2010, when the Sahel was crippled by food shortages, the World Food Programme says.
      Bulletin: Mauritania food crisis 'three times worse than 2010'

      Bulletin: Mauritania food crisis 'three times worse than 2010'

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      A displaced Somali mother holds her malnourished child in southern Mogadishu, 2011. Thousands of people in East Africa died needlessly because the international community failed to respond to early warnings of famine, Oxfam and Save the Children warned.
      Bulletin: Slow response to East Africa famine 'cost lives'

      Bulletin: Slow response to East Africa famine 'cost lives'

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      A photo released by Oxfam shows a women pointing at the dry land in Oud Guedara, west Africa. Mali, Niger, Chad, Mauritania and Burkina Faso are Sahel desert nations threatened with famine in 2012, according to UN agencies and non-governmental organisations, with between five and seven million lives at stake.
      Bulletin: Mali to give 40,000 tonnes of food to drought victims

      Bulletin: Mali to give 40,000 tonnes of food to drought victims

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      A Somali girl sits inside a feeding centre in the Hodan district of Mogadishu in October 2011. The humanitarian crisis gripping millions of Somalis due to a harsh drought this year will persist for the coming months, the UN said Tuesday as it appealed for $1.5 billion for 2012.
      Bulletin: UN seeks $1.5 bln for Somalia famine crisis

      Bulletin: UN seeks $1.5 bln for Somalia famine crisis

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      Villagers from Western Niger flee toward the capital city in October 2011. Almost six million people living in more than half of Niger's villages are facing a food and nutrition crisis, the UN warned on Friday.
      Bulletin: Half of Niger villages face food shortage, UN says

      Bulletin: Half of Niger villages face food shortage, UN says

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      Makeshift shelters stand among the ruins of what was once a colonial government building in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. Thousands of Somalis who fled famine, drought and conflict now face the misery of heavy rains and flooding in the region, the UN refugee agency says.
      Bulletin: After famine and drought, Somali refugees face floods

      Bulletin: After famine and drought, Somali refugees face floods

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      The bull's carcass rots in the northern part of Niger. Around a million people in Niger will need urgent food aid next year if the country's drought persists, the World Food Programme has warned.
      Bulletin: Niger's drought threatens one million: UN agency

      Bulletin: Niger's drought threatens one million: UN agency

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      Families from southern Somalia wait for food-aid to be distributed at the Maalin Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Mogadishu, in August 2011. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday pledged $100 million in additional funding to help provide food for some of the millions of people suffering severe hunger in East Africa.
      Bulletin: US pledges $100 million in East Africa hunger aid

      Bulletin: US pledges $100 million in East Africa hunger aid

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      A resident of Mogadishu waits with her child at an African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) clinic on October 5, in Mogadishu. Trapped in famine-hit Afgoye, a rag-hut city ruled by Islamist Shebab rebels and the world's largest camp for displaced people, Saedo Saleh knew she had to escape when her baby son fell sick.
      Bulletin: Famine-hit Somalis struggle as aid efforts fall short

      Bulletin: Famine-hit Somalis struggle as aid efforts fall short

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