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October 21, 2007
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Anderson Cooper reports on a nutritional breakthrough.
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October 3, 2007
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This article tells the story of farmers and herders in Niger who are working together to stop the advance of the Sahara Desert, avoiding conflicts such as the case in Darfur where competition for resources has reached deadly level.
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Updated: August 7, 2006
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Niger's long-running cycle of drought threatens to cause a new round of food shortages affecting millions, world relief agencies warn. International agencies, donor states, and NGOs are debating a way to break a different cycle: treating poor African states as short-term crises rather than funding longer-term solutions.
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August 16, 2005
Interview
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