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West Africa food crisis 2010

February 27, 2010

In 2010 poor harvests and water shortages threatened the lives of over 10 million people across West Africa. Oxfam launched an emergency programme to provide support to 400,000 people in Niger, 100,000 people in Mali and 100,000 people in Chad.

Oxfam is a worldwide development organisation that mobilises the power of people against injustice. Oxfam Aotearoa is a registered charity with the New Zealand Charities Register (registration CC24641). Donations are tax refundable.