Found Sahel on my Dev-Zone newsletter and a heartbreaking article attached to it "Sahel: A Prisoner of Starvation" published by Oakland Institute. This article actually proves that eliminating hunger throughout Africa is possible.
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Courtesy of Wikipedia- The Sahel is primarily savannah and runs 2,400 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the Horn of Africa, changing from semi-arid grasslands to thorn savanna. Over the history of Africa the region has been home to some of the most advanced kingdoms benefiting from trade across the desert. Collectively these states are known as the Sahelian kingdoms. The countries of the Sahel today include Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, and Eritrea.
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In 2005 Niger was ranked as the poorest country in the world by the United Nations. Some or almost half of there country’s budget comes from foreign donors and private & public institutions. There problem is basically focused on the supply and demand of food by the populace. Large monopolistic traders have caused the destabilization of the local market. With the scarcity, people suffer from malnutrition.
I hope there country would not encounter much worst than this. That there would be better solution to solve this food crisis which is happening in many parts of the world now and not just Africa.
As for individuals like me, the message would be more on awareness. At times I’d prefer to eat on fast foods, letting vegetables and fruits rot on my refrigerator. This article somehow draw me to reality. To think of others who are starving with no money to buy and simply nothing to eat. I’d be more conscious this time.
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