Tag Archives: Famine
By Alemayehu G. Mariam For the past several months, there has been much display of public sorrow and grief in Ethiopia. But not for the millions of invisible Ethiopians who are suffering and dying from starvation, or what the “experts” … read more »
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian government, Famine, George W. Bush, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Non-governmental organization, Somalia
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Nairobi – Over 2.5 million people in war-torn Somalia remain in crisis despite huge global aid efforts and the situation may worsen, the UN warned on Tuesday, one year after famine zones were declared there. “Mortality and malnutrition rates in … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali, Spotlight
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JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN – The United Nations has voiced concern about South Sudan’s ailing economy and says its people could suffer from spiraling inflation in the coming months, while around half the population already faces food shortages. South Sudan has … read more »
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Nairobi – The head of the US Agency for International Development says famine relief efforts in the Horn of Africa have saved countless lives. Usaid administrator Raj Shah said on Wednesday that resources used in interventions to stop the famine … read more »
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September 26, 2011 by benim
At least 66 Somalis have died of starvation in south Somalia, where severe famine and drought threaten the lives of millions of people, Press TV reports. Starvation claimed the lives of over 66 women and children in the famine-stricken Gedo … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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As local Somali Muslims end the holy month with a celebration, they keep in mind those who are starving in their homeland. The East African nation is wracked by its worst drought in 60 years, which is causing mass starvation. … read more »
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The wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is in Kenya to focus attention on the famine in East Africa. Jill Biden on Monday is visiting the world’s largest refugee camp, Dadaab, where tens of thousands of Somali famine refugees … read more »
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Twenty years ago, I sat at a wooden table under a plastic tarp eating cereal in powdered milk made of charcoal-filtered water at a refugee camp near Luuq, Somalia. It was the sparest of conditions. In the corner of my … read more »
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Information minister Joel Kapaanda says the $500,000 donation demonstrates his government solidarity and compassion for the people affected by the famine. “Our government has decided to support the people of Somalia and of the Horn of Africa,” said Kapaanda. “We … read more »
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Mogadishu – Tens of thousands of famine-stricken Somali refugees were cold and drenched after torrential rains pounded their makeshift structures overnight into early Sunday in the capital, leading to appeals for aid. Rains are needed to plant crops and alleviate … read more »
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The United Nations said Wednesday that famine has hit two parts of rebel-held Somalia, due to a severe drought affecting more than 10 million people in the Horn of Africa. “The United Nations declared today that famine exists in two … read more »
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November 14, 2010 by benim
“The face of hunger was transformed, and the face of aid was Ethiopian,” writes Peter Gill, in his important new book, Famine and Foreigners. Today, Bob Geldof and his partner, Bono, are major players in the aid establishment. (They guest-edited … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, Aid, AIDS, Band Aid (band), Bob Geldof, Bono, Canada, Development, Disaster Accident, Ethiopia, Famine, humanitarian aid, humanitarian-news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, international development, Irish people, live aid, Meles Zenawi, New York Review of Books, Peter Gill, Tony Blair, toronto
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