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 NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan appealed for more aid Wednesday for hunger-stricken Niger, and said the crisis in this desert nation could deepen if more help doesn't come soon.
Annan's comments came as he wrapped up a two-day trip aimed at highlighting the plight of 5 million people across northwest Africa, most of them in Niger, facing food shortages after their crops were ravaged by drought and locusts.
"I appeal on the international community to provide immediate assistance — which is saving hundreds of lives everyday," Annan told reporters before leaving for his native Ghana.
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