Niger Suffers Famine

AGUIE, NIGER - AUGUST 07: Mothers feed their children at an MSF clinic August 7, 2005 in Aguie, Niger. These clinics, though few in number, are providing vital care and aid to malnourished children. Some villagers have been known to have travelled up to 50km to reach these clinics by foot. A food crisis is threatening the lives of thousands in the impoverished West African nation. A combination of sever drought and a locust plague has caused the famine which has affected at least 2 million people in Niger and approximatly 5 million in the region. Niger is the second poorest country in the world, with 64 percent of the 12 million inhabitants surviving on less than US$1 (81 euro cents) day. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)