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Libya sends relief load to Niger | Libya sends relief load to Niger |
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Libya has sent 30 tons of aid to Niger, one of several African countries struggling to cope with the global rise in food prices. | Libya has sent 30 tons of aid to Niger, one of several African countries struggling to cope with the global rise in food prices. |
The aid included medical supplies, clothes, shoes and tents, Libya's state news agency Jana reported. | The aid included medical supplies, clothes, shoes and tents, Libya's state news agency Jana reported. |
Medical teams and pharmacists are accompanying the aid to provide medical services and distribute relief. | Medical teams and pharmacists are accompanying the aid to provide medical services and distribute relief. |
Last month, aid agencies said thousands of people had left their homes in the south-east due to food shortages. | Last month, aid agencies said thousands of people had left their homes in the south-east due to food shortages. |
Niger is one of the world's least-developed nations and more than two-thirds of its people live below the poverty line and 82% rely on agriculture, according to the UN. | Niger is one of the world's least-developed nations and more than two-thirds of its people live below the poverty line and 82% rely on agriculture, according to the UN. |
Child mortality rates are high, with an estimated one in five children dying before their fifth birthday. | Child mortality rates are high, with an estimated one in five children dying before their fifth birthday. |
A report in April by international aid groups and the government of Niger said 14,000 people had been displaced in the region of Maradi. | A report in April by international aid groups and the government of Niger said 14,000 people had been displaced in the region of Maradi. |
Most of them have fled to cities, with others moving across the border to Nigeria. | Most of them have fled to cities, with others moving across the border to Nigeria. |
The population of one village, Pardakoye, has shrunk from 800 people to 24. | The population of one village, Pardakoye, has shrunk from 800 people to 24. |
More than three million people were affected by a famine in 2005. |
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