I was a bit dismayed to see that none of the major American newspapers seem to be taking a look at the current famine in the African nation of Niger. Indeed, the top search for "Niger" on Google News right now refers to Karl Rove and the Valerie Plame investigation. Luckily, the British newspaper The Guardian has an overview of the situation. The lack of media attention has resulted in a lack of foreign aid to finance the transport of food to feed the starving Nigeriens:
The UN first appealed for assistance for Niger in November and got almost no response. Another appeal for $16m (£9.2m) in March got about $1m. The latest appeal on May 25 for $30m has received about $10m but "it's still too little", the UN humanitarian chief, Jan Egeland, said.