Hunger stalks jihadist-battered Niger

Niamey (AFP) Dec 3, 2021

Few countries in the world struggle with as many burdens as Niger. The arid Sahel state is the world's poorest country according to the UN's Human Development Index. It faces bloody jihadist insurgencies on two of its borders. And now it is being stalked by hunger. Life is rarely easy for its farmers, but this year they have been struck by a terrible combination of factors. Drought,