TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY BOUREIMA HAMA An

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY BOUREIMA HAMA An infant suffering from malnutrition and his mother receives treatment at a French NGO MSF (Doctors Without Boarders) outpost in Guidan-Roumdji. After the great drought of 2005, which took a severe toll in southern Niger, people in the region again face a severe food crisis for themselves and their beasts. Nevertheless, the shops are full of food products, mostly imported from Nigeria. Some traders hoard food in the hopes of selling it for higher prices later, charged Hassane Baka, who works for a local non-governmental organisation. AFP PHOTO / BOUREIMA HAMA (Photo credit should read Boureima HAMA/AFP via Getty Images)