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UPSC 2006: What was the main reason for which Niger was in the news in recent times?
(a)Many deaths due to AIDS
(b)Fierce civil war
(c)Intense fighting with Algeria
(d)Famine and starvation
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) Famine and starvation
In 2005-06 Niger faced a severe food crisis with widespread famine and starvation due to drought and locust devastation, which drew extensive global media coverage; there were no contemporaneous large-scale AIDS, civil-war or Algerian-border conflicts. Hence option (d) is correct. ([theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/jul/21/internationalaidanddevelopment.famine?utm_source=openai))
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