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  1. Malians gesture behind the national flag at a rally against the seizure of northern Mali by Tuareg and Islamist rebels, in Bamako on April 11, 2012. REUTERS/Joe Penney

    Migration, militias, coups and climate change in Mali

    15 May 2012 15:04 BST | Comments (0)

    Caitlin Werrell and Francesco Femia | Climate Conversations

    The humanitarian community was prepared to deal with climate-driven drought in Mali – but what about government collapse?

  2. A village chief holds up fonio, a grain that helps feed his family, in this file photo. ALERTNET/USAID handout

    Feeding Mali with fonio

    02 May 2012 05:00 BST | Comments (0)

    Nikke Massie | Solutions for a hungry world

    A small and robust grass that is easy to grow in poor soils is coming back into fashion in Mali as a source of protein

  3. A Malian family that fled unrest in the northeastern city Gao waits for transport after arriving by bus in the capital Bamako 11/04/2012 REUTERS/Joe Penney

    Insecurity hinders aid distribution in northern Mali

    12 April 2012 16:40 BST | Comments (0)

    george-fominyen | Africa Views

    International aid groups urged to restart aid distribution in the north of Mali

  4. Parents tell of their children not being able to go to school anymore as they are tired and hungry

    Reaching families in Mali

    06 March 2012 16:34 GMT | Comments (0)

    Adel Sarkozi / World Vision | Aid Worker Diaries

    You travel through the countryside in Mali, heading to Tominian district – about 400 kilometres away from the capital of ...

  5. Shepherd boys stand with sticks at an area on the right side of the Niger River in Niamey, capital city of Niger September 8, 2011. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

    Niger’s food insecurity compounded by neighbours’ instability

    05 March 2012 16:15 GMT | Comments (0)

    george-fominyen | AlertNet News Blog

    What do fighting in Mali and the Libyan uprising have to do with food insecurity in Niger?

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