The Niger starvation crisis

Quite often scenarios like this are political problems but the current crisis in Niger is a combination of drought, which caused massive crop failures and locusts. Although warnings were given to the rich nations as early as last November, few countries have done anything to help. The situation today is that millions in this poor nation are starving and many children have already died as a result of malnutrition.

With advanced notice of this problem, I have to wonder just what the US and western embassies were thinking with letting this problem pass without any action. I also have to wonder about the effectiveness of the African Union who failed as well to bring proper attention to this looming problem.

As always seems to be the case, what would have cost so little and saved so many had we all taken early action will now cost the world so much more money. Meanwhile the people of Niger, children especially, will suffer and die because we failed to listen. What about the "culture of life" from this administration? Did they ignore these calls because there was no oil or because the people of Niger are black?