The Famine Scam (2008) - as the outside world remembers Niger in 2005

A documentary broadcast on Swedish public television on Tuesday called into question the reputation of Britain’s public broadcaster, the BBC, for filing misleading and inaccurate reports about the severity of a food shortage in Niger in 2005.
The SVT report showcased efforts by a [...]

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I am still wondering “ Niger, where are you!” but I pretty [...]

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The Norwegian documentary Sultbløffen is on the move. It will air on the Swedish channel TV4 on Sunday 7.20 pm. Here is a rough translation of what they write:

Norwegian TV2: ”The famine in Niger exaggerated”
Summer 2005
During the summer of 2005, a tragic drama unfolded on our TV screens. A documentary produced by Norwegian TV2, shows [...]

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Esther Garvi

Ester arbetar som volontär i Niger published by Hallands Nyheter 2005-11-16
Egeland beskyldes for å bløffe om sult published by Dagbladet 2008-03-03
Egelands utspel avfärdas av Nigerboende published by Expressen 2008-03-03
Sultbløffen aka The Famine Scam shown on TV2 Norway 2008-03-03
Falkenbergare kritiska mot bilden av svält i Niger [...]

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One of the people I met in the TV2 Tabloid debate last Tuesday (5th of March) was Petter Eide, Secretary General of the Norwegian People’s Aid.
I had seen him earlier that morning, when he publicly vouched for the professionalism and the good intentions of the large aid organizations.
I was sitting a few rooms away as [...]

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On their website, TV2 Norway writes:

Ble påkjørt av en bil
Bildet av ei død ku ble brukt i medienes omtale av sultkatastrofen i Niger i 2005. -Kua ble påkjørt av en bil, sier Johanne Sekkenes i Leger uten grenser.
Johanne Sekkenes jobber i den medisinske nødhjelpsorganisasjonen Leger uten grenser. Hun var en av de sentrale personene som [...]

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