Blog 12: African turmoil boosts Sahel famine threat

This article is talking about the different problems that are influencing the recent crisis in Sahel. One of the main problems there is that Libya's civil war is keeping people from being able to help those who need it the most. The article describes in detail all that is going on in Sahel. There is a warning that around 16 million people will suffer from food shortages due to low rainfall, and the other crisis going on. Niger's cereal output fell about 25 percent in 2011, and it was 50 percent Mauritania and Chad. UNICEF even says they are preparing to have to treat about 1 million children for malnutrition. They have had a hard time to try and make  it just with the drought problems alone, but now they're having a even harder time with the war that's going on now. Thousands of families and refugees have fled to Niger, which is a country already trying to feed their own population, and they're struggling to do so. This struggle has families to the brink of survival. Many of the nations have cut off their help to Mali because of the problems they are having. Due to the scarcity the food prices have soared, making it even harder for the families to feed their children. The trade in livestock in the south has heightened the food problem in Sahel.
I have been writing about this, because it seems that the problem just seems to be getting worse. I understand that we cannot get the food directly to the people due to the war, but we must do something to keep them from dying, and in an effort to keep them healthy. If we can't get the food to them, then we should get it to Niger where the people have fled in hope of finding a serenity, and the answer to their problems. Niger is having a problem feeding the influx of people and their people, so therefore we should try to get them the food so we don't have to just worry about those dealing with the migrants, so they will also be able to feed their own people and the migrants. We also need to help those that are preparing to treat the kids with malnutrition, and make sure they have all of the products they need to be sure they get them healthy. We need to try and get them some food, or we will have more deaths on our hands that we can't afford. It breaks my heart to hear of all of these people suffering, when we have an overabundance of food, and some people even money. We need to do what we can to help these people.
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2012/04/06/African-turmoil-boosts-Sahel-famine-threat/UPI-85701333731225/