With causes ranging from policy failures to marginal help from development agencies, The Economist argues in a July 7, 2012 article that even inadequate irrigation in the region can be overcome through long-term planning:
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Full URL: http://www.economist.com/node/21558315
A recent story from the Washington Post highlights how the current food crisis leads to more child marriages in Niger, where the rate of child marriage is already the highest in the world.
From the author, Sudarsan Raghavan:
Niger has the world’s highest rate of child marriage, with roughly one out of two girls marrying before age 15, some as young as 7. As a hunger crisis affects millions here and across the Sahel region of West Africa, aid workers are concerned that struggling parents might marry off their daughters even earlier for the dowries they fetch, including animals and cash, to help the families survive.
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Full URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/in-niger-hunger-crisis-raises-fears-of-more-child-marriages/2012/07/09/gJQA8xD9YW_story.html