"The Famine Scam" part 3 of 6

"Niger is dying, and the world is merely watching" This dramatic message was heard all over the world in July 2005. News media all over the world reported the famine in the worlds poorest country. Why would anyone doubt it when the UN, the BBC and the big relief organisations reported of a famine in Niger, and that millions needed immediate relief? But what if this wasnt a famine? What if it was not free food that was the right medicine for the crisis in Niger? "The Famine Scam" is a controversial documentary which has won several awards, and was awarded third prize in the Monte Carlo TV festival in June 2008.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Famine
• Niger
• BBC
• MSF
• Jan Egeland
• UN
• TV2
• Norway
• Eden Foundation
• Garvi
• Hilary Andersson
• Doctors without borders
• aid
• relief
• hunger
• journalism
• Alex de Waal
• Per Christian Magnus
• Robert Reinlund

[lihida]

But they did not and worst, the only visit Tandja gratified the area is this single visit shown when ushering Koffi Annan.

The relief program did there best to stop the unconcern.



[lihida]

This is strange: why the need to dig this problem out right now. I was in the Eastern part of Niger when this started and people weren't eating regularly, sometimes, they cooked nothing at all. I did not see any dead person but the lingering famine signs were definitely there. In december 2004, I was in Maine Soroa, Diffa, very close to Zinder and I saw balanites trees half eaten by locust....

The authorities of Niger may have taken their reponsabilities and nobody will have talked of famine

[akyllev]

Det her blit for dumt! noone has ever counted how many has died er en måte å snakke på - ikke en faktafastslåing. plis tv2