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Unexpected Blowback
There was considerable joy when Col. Qadaffi was overthrown in Libya late last year. However it has become quite clear that this event has become a major influence in events affecting the Sahel region ever since.The Sahel region is...
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Food running out for refugees from Mali conflict
The hunger crisis in the Sahel region of Africa continues to escalate with thousands of refugees from Mali possibly running out of food within weeks.A conflict in Northern Mali, as well as drought conditions, has forced thousands of people...
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Mauritania school meals run out as drought, high prices strike
The hunger emergency in the Sahel region of Africa is fast escalating. Drought and high food prices are taking their toll among millions of already impoverished people across several nations.Mauritania is one of the countries trapped in this crisis...
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