Humanitarian Aid or Development Aid? The 2005 “Famine” in Niger
Olivier de Sardan, Jean-Pierre
Humanitarian Aid or Development Aid? The 2005 “Famine” in Niger - 2011.
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In Africa, “getting a share of development aid” is at the heart of a large number of strategies, and humanitarian aid is included in that. However, none are able to offer a durable solution to the chronic problems that the continent is facing. This case study, conducted in Niger following the 2005 “famine,” which resulted in a large international response, shows a very different reality from the one usually presented by the media. Local coping strategies have been most important. External assistance has provoked misunderstanding and friction.
Humanitarian Aid or Development Aid? The 2005 “Famine” in Niger - 2011.
90
In Africa, “getting a share of development aid” is at the heart of a large number of strategies, and humanitarian aid is included in that. However, none are able to offer a durable solution to the chronic problems that the continent is facing. This case study, conducted in Niger following the 2005 “famine,” which resulted in a large international response, shows a very different reality from the one usually presented by the media. Local coping strategies have been most important. External assistance has provoked misunderstanding and friction.
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