Niger crisis
Niger crisis
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- nicko0
Nice piece jazx, clearly you have much more knowledge than me. Clearly something has to be done in terms of 'helping' Africa in the long term with enabling people to look after themselves and in the short term with helping however
Niger facts and figures:
- Landlocked country in West Africa
- One of poorest nations in world
- Population of 11.5m
- 60% of population live on $1 a day
- 50% of population under 15
- 82% of population depend on subsistence farming
Source: UNDP