Niger leader denies hunger claims

Niger President Mamadou Tanja has dismissed reports that his country is experiencing a famine.
"The people of Niger look well-fed, as you can see," he told the BBC.

He accepted there were food shortages in some areas after poor rains and locust invasions but said this was not unusual for his country.

Mr Tanja said the idea of a famine was being exploited for political and economic gain by opposition parties and United Nations aid agencies.

The World Food Programme denied that the scale of the problems had been exaggerated.

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In Pictures Harrowing pictures...view at your own risk.

This is so that annoying. Jeez, Why are our african leaders so insensitive to the needs of their people sometimes? What is the president of Niger trying to do exactly, protect his integrity?

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I was so annoyed by his statements. His people are withering up and dying and all he can do is deny there's a problem and term it a foul political move by his opponents. Is this what power turns people into? Insensitive beasts who live in affluence while those who "elected" them into office watch their babies turn into wrinkled old people because of hunger.
God save Africa from such regiemes

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[quote=Crystalgirl]Niger leader denies hunger claims

[b]Niger President Mamadou Tanja has dismissed reports that his country is experiencing a famine.
"The people of Niger look well-fed, as you can see," he told the BBC.

I truly don't understand African Presidents at times when I read articles of this sort. Why is there a need to see beggars and shanty towns to know there's a crisis??? Often times to UN might seem to over exagurate African quandries but why would the UN use poverty or famine for political economic gain??? Like how?? Children are dying from Famine, what's the gain for the UN??? This is where I might think that the devil may be speaking through a President. The devil loves and enjoys seeing innocent citizens suffer esp. children...