Impoverished Niger Battles Against Food Crisis

AGUI, NIGER - AUGUST 6: Souley Sani, 6 years old, leans against the side of his bed whilst waiting for his mother at an MSF clinic on August 7, 2005 Agui, 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 millions inhabitants surviving on less than US$1 (81 euro cents) day. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)