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      Saturday 25 May  
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      This photo released by Oxfam shows a women examining the dry land in Oud Guedara in 2011. About 13 million people living in west and central Africa face a major food crisis unless immediate action is taken, humanitarian group Oxfam warned
      Bulletin: 13 million people threatened by food crisis: Oxfam

      Bulletin: 13 million people threatened by food crisis: Oxfam

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      Children line up their plastic jerry cans under a scorching sun to collect the l
      Article: Heat wave in eastern Uganda: drought and deaths

      Article: Heat wave in eastern Uganda: drought and deaths

      Basics such as water, milk and fruit are becoming scarce in several parts of eastern...
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      A woman shows her malnourished baby at an intensive nutritional rehabilitation center in Tanout, southern Niger, in 2010. United Nations aid chiefs meeting in Rome on Wednesday said the drought-stricken Sahel region of West Africa needed $725 million (552 million euros) this year, warning the situation was "urgent".
      Bulletin: UN aid chiefs call for $725m for drought-hit Sahel

      Bulletin: UN aid chiefs call for $725m for drought-hit Sahel

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      A photo released by Oxfam in December 2011 shows a women pointing at the dry land in Oud Guedara, Mauritania. More funding is needed to avert a humanitarian disaster in Africa's Sahel region where up to 14 million people are suffering from food shortages, the international Red Cross says.
      Bulletin: Red Cross urges aid to avoid Sahel disaster

      Bulletin: Red Cross urges aid to avoid Sahel disaster

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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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