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Malnutrition kills over 360 kids in Niger

A mother looks after her malnourished child in Niger. (File photo)

A United Nations report says over 360 children under the age of five have died of malnutrition in the West African nation of Niger during first nine months of this year.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Niamey said the young children died between January and September this year in Zinder region.

œAccording to the last epidemiological report on the situation in Zinder, there were 79,087 cases of acute severe malnutrition in children under the age of five, of which 362 had died between January 1 and September 23,” said a report published by the UN regional office.

This populated and impoverished region of Niger is regularly hit by consecutive severe food crises due to drought, affecting women and children particularly. However, malnutrition, mild or acute, is present in all eight regions of Niger, a poor desert state that is frequently faced with food crises.

The deaths are the latest caused by the malnutrition crisis in Niger and elsewhere in Africa, with poverty being the main reason behind the crisis.

Malnutrition continues to take more lives in Africa, with children still being the main victims of the lack of essential food.

According to UNICEF, malnutrition is largely caused by the absence of essential nutrients for children, delaying development and weakening the immune system against ordinary childhood illnesses.

This situation has continued unabated, despite warnings by charity groups and their demand for further donations to help resolve the problem. Several charity groups have also urged world powers to take action, instead of making mere commitments to eradicate poverty.

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US sends 100 armed troops to Niger

22 February 2013 Last updated at 11:45 ET

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The US has deployed 100 troops to Niger to assist French forces in neighbouring Mali, the US president has said.

The armed troops will provide intelligence support, President Barack Obama informed Congress on Friday.

France deployed troops to Mali in January to counter al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militants.

The US and Niger signed a status of forces agreement last month, and the US is weighing a base for surveillance drones there, US media have reported.

A senior Niger official said in January that US Ambassador Bisa Williams requested permission to establish a drone base in a meeting with Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou, the Reuters news agency reported.

Last month, the US and Niger struck an agreement on the status of US forces as the two nations “define precisely what kind of military presence we may have in Niger in the future”, a spokeswoman for the US state department said.

The new deployment of US forces are stationed in Niger with the government’s consent, Mr Obama said in his letter to Congress.

Their mission will focus on “intelligence sharing”, the president said. They will be armed for their own protection, he said.

Thousands of troops from France and African nations have been sent to Mali to oust Islamist militants.

They have recaptured the major towns in northern Mali.

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