2010-09-07
Signs of Success in Fight Against Poverty
Five years before the deadline set by world leaders in 2000 to achieve 8 major development goals, Africa is making progress. But more efforts are needed to reach the targets. Africa Renewal's André-Michel Essoungou reveals the trends.2010-09-07
FG Moves to Stop Three Dams Along River Niger
The Federal Government says it is making moves to prevent the construction of three multi-purpose dams in Mali, Guinea Bissau and Niger, to allow free flow of the River Niger. 2010-09-06
Bafana in Need of Wider Goal Difference
Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane is a worried man after his charges failed to punish minnows Niger in a 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier they were supposed to win by a huge margin here at the weekend. 2010-09-04
Floods Worsen Misery for Hunger-Stricken - UN
Already stricken by a severe food crisis brought on by a prolonged drought, the people of Niger have now to contend with floods which have affected more than 200,000 people, the United Nations said on Friday. 2010-09-03
Do African Producers Save Copies of Their Video Work?
The recent fire damage to Ultima Studios' in Nigeria (see Broadcast News below) and the 2008 fire in Universal Studios' video vault underline the importance of holding a back-up and making a proper archive of work. Balancing Act's Sylvain Beletre looks at what the practice in Africa has been so far and suggests some easy ways to overcome the problem. 2010-09-03
Super Saturday Puts Sport in Spotlight
AFTER the ignominy of failing to qualify for the African Cup of Nations at the beginning of the year, Bafana Bafana will attempt to haul themselves on the road to redemption when they host little-known Niger in the must-win opening qualifying match of the 2012 continental showpiece at Mbombela Stadium tomorrow night. 2010-09-03
Eduquer les enfants nomades
Les enfants de la plupart des nomades nigérians passent à travers les mailles du filet de l'éducation, car la priorité est donnée à l'enseignement du métier familial et leur mode de vie itinérant fait qu'ils vont rarement à l'école. Tandis que le nomadisme devient de moins en moins viable, les enseignants et les autorités gouvernementales trouvent cependant de nouveaux moyens d'y remédier. 2010-09-02
Nigerians in Great Cricket Drive
Blessed with a vast population of more than 140 million inhabitants, cricket in Nigeria might be playing second fiddle to the beautiful game of football but the sport is rapidly gaining momentum in the West African country. 2010-08-31
UN Renews Appeal for Aid After Recent Floods
The United Nations humanitarian arm is seeking urgent assistance for Niger, where recent flooding has displaced nearly 200,000 people and aggravated a food crisis in which almost half of the country's 15 million people are experiencing hunger. 2010-08-27
Aid in Niger And Chad Following the Famine And Floods
The current food crisis in Niger and Chad is a symptom of long-term poverty, cyclical agricultural crisis, and lack of infrastructural development. In 2009, the region endured famine and food shortages due to deforestation, overpopulation, and environmental changes. The coping mechanisms of these countries have been exhausted from years of disaster response, diminishing their grain reserves and other emergency programs. 2010-08-26
Small Steps Towards a Sustainable Future
The population of Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world, is growing at an unsustainable rate, according to the authorities and civil society groups. 2010-08-27
Niger Prove an Elusive Africa Cup Opposition
BAFANA Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane still knows very little about Niger and is struggling to gather information about the little-known West Africans ahead of the opening 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit next Saturday. 2010-08-24
Cholera Outbreak Hits 3,000 in Three Nations
An outbreak of cholera in the three neighbouring West African countries of Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger has infected nearly 4,000 people and killed more than 260 others since May, the United Nations health agency reported today, blaming the epidemic on poor hygiene and inadequate access to clean water. 2010-08-20
Local Plumpy'nut Combats Child Hunger
Thousands of severely malnourished children in Niger are treated with locally produced Plumpy'nut: 40 percent of the therapeutic food used by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) comes from the capital, Niamey, rather than France. 2010-08-20
'We Drew Lots to Decide Which Children to Help'
Like millions of Nigeriens, residents of Bagga village, in the central region of Tahoua, have been struggling to find enough food to eat. Granaries are empty and harvests are not due for another two months. IRIN spoke to some of the villagers. 2010-08-18
Getting Food in by Truck, Boat, Camel and Cart
This year again, Niger is short of food. Nearly half of the country's 15.2 million inhabitants are facing hunger due to failed harvests in 2009, according to the government. 2010-08-17
Massive Funds Shortfall Forces Cuts in Food Aid
In April, the United Nations World Food Programme estimated it would need 190 million dollars to respond to a food crisis threatening more than 7 million people in Niger. By July, the WFP had revised the amount needed upwards to $371 million: a month later, the U.N. agency has been forced to scale back aid for lack of funds. 2010-08-16
UN Emergency Fund Allocates More Resources to Hunger-Stricken Population
In an effort to alleviate alarming food shortages that have caused high malnutrition rates among children in Niger, the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated an additional $15 million to enable the UN food agency to provide relief to an estimated 1.7 million people. 2010-08-16
Women Sell Sand to Survive
It's a trade that requires no capital, only courage and endurance. A group of 200 women are making ends meet - sometimes even a bit more - by selling sand. 2010-08-13
Nearly Half of Population at Risk of Hunger
Although Niger is facing a severe food crisis, early large-scale responses have so far helped prevent a rapid deterioration in the nutritional state of children. |
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