Interactive: Mapping the Sahel drought
Aid agencies say the combined effects of poor weather conditions and governance have placed millions of lives at risk.
20 Jun 2012
Source: Al Jazeera
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Aid agencies say the combined effects of poor weather conditions and governance have placed millions of lives at risk.