Farmers in many African countries are facing famine after a drought last year . `` We 're in the long stretch between last year 's harvest and the one coming up , '' said Josette Sheeran , executive director of the World Food Programme , via telephone from Niger . The coming weeks will be difficult for Niger , Senegal , Mali and Mauritania . The drought left a weak harvest , the coming rainy season will make transportation difficult .
Farmers in many African countries are facing famine after a drought last year . The coming weeks will be difficult for Niger , Senegal , Mali and Mauritania . The drought left a weak harvest , the coming rainy season will make transportation difficult .