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Loans create hope in Niger
May 30, 2011
Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world and droughts repeatedly lead to famines
Niger drought
Aug 12, 2010
Very poor rains in 2009 and late rains this season have led to severe food insecurity in many areas of Niger
ACT in Niger
International organisations in Niger
Organisations funding work in Niger
- Brot für Alle/Pain pour le Prochain (Bread for All) (BfA)
- Brot für die Welt (BfdW) (Bread for the World)
- Church World Service (CWS)
- Diakonie Austria
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
About Niger
- Population: 16 million (WB, 2011)
- Capital: Niamey
- Area: 1.27 million sq km (489,000 sq miles)
- Major languages: French (official), Arabic, Hausa, Songhai
- Major religions: Islam, indigenous beliefs
- Life expectancy: 50 years (men), 52 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 CFA (Communaute Financiere Africaine) franc = 100 centimes
- Main exports: Uranium, livestock products
- GNI per capita: US $330 (World Bank, 2008)