Weeping and tweeting for Africa
26 July, 2011 (Daily News) - "Somalis, Ethiopians and Kenyans
attacked their governments for failing to prepare for a predictable
drought and for reacting slowly when it became clear about 10
million people were going hungry in the three countries. “It’s...More
26 July, 2011 (Daily News) - "Somalis, Ethiopians and Kenyans
attacked their governments for failing to prepare for a predictable
drought and for reacting slowly when it became clear about 10
million people were going hungry in the three countries. “It’s...More
East Africa's famine
Disunited in hunger
Fighting famine is complicated by old rivalries and alliances
21 July, 2011 | The Economist
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Disunited in hunger
Fighting famine is complicated by old rivalries and alliances
21 July, 2011 | The Economist
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- FOR the first time since the 1980s, the UN has
declared a famine in Africa. An exceptionally
severe drought is the main cause. More than
10m people are directly affected. The epicentre
is in Somalia and Ethiopia—as aid agencies
have made abundantly clear in their funding
appeals—but the situation in neighbouring
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Emergency Measles Vaccination Drive to be Launched in Ethiopia
Tomorrow (SOS Children's Villages Canada)
Heavy rains add to misery of famine refugees in Somalia
HORN OF AFRICA: Famine to spread across southern Somalia -
UN (IRIN)
Somali rebels make drought survival tough say refugees
(Richard Lough)
Tomorrow (SOS Children's Villages Canada)
Heavy rains add to misery of famine refugees in Somalia
HORN OF AFRICA: Famine to spread across southern Somalia -
UN (IRIN)
Somali rebels make drought survival tough say refugees
(Richard Lough)
Horn of Africa food crisis requires increased response, UN reports
(Raymond Gellner)
Ethiopia counts the cost of East Africa's crisis (Emily Dugan)
(Raymond Gellner)
Ethiopia counts the cost of East Africa's crisis (Emily Dugan)
African nations 'fail famine victims' (Mike Pflanz)
Experts Link East Africa Drought to La Niña in the Pacific VOA
Experts Link East Africa Drought to La Niña in the Pacific VOA
More than 80 per cent of Somali refugees in Ethiopia are children
– UN 06 September 2011 (UN News Centre)
– UN 06 September 2011 (UN News Centre)
Leaders of Famine-hit Horn of Africa point fingers while they
feast 14 September, 2011 (Katy Migiro)
feast 14 September, 2011 (Katy Migiro)
A Worsening Famine With No Easy Solutions (Laura Hammond)
Responding to the reality of the East Africa drought
- 03 October, 2011 (Laura Hammond) -"In
the past 18 months two major rains have failed,
leaving grasslands unable to regenerate
sufficiently to sustain the large number of
This World Food Day Is Not a Time for Celebration, But a Time
For Action 14 October, 2011 (Huffington Post)
For Action 14 October, 2011 (Huffington Post)
Feeding the Present and the Future in the Horn of Africa
10 Nov. 2011 (Jessica Hartl)
10 Nov. 2011 (Jessica Hartl)
Growing population, weak institutions, poor governance & lack of
food self-sufficiency: Ethiopia’s hindrances to a better future,
despite economic growths Keffyalew G/medhin
food self-sufficiency: Ethiopia’s hindrances to a better future,
despite economic growths Keffyalew G/medhin
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Horn of Africa crisis may last into summer - EU
(Emma Batha)
(Emma Batha)
Droughts in Horn of Africa have been common for
last 20,000 years 13 Dec. 2011 (by Rolf Schuttenhelm)
last 20,000 years 13 Dec. 2011 (by Rolf Schuttenhelm)
Security and Humanitarian Situations in East
Africa Remain Tense
Africa Remain Tense
- 23 December, 2011 (SOS Children's
Villages Canada) - "With warnings of
possible attacks by Somalia-based al-
Shabab rebels over the Christmas
season, authorities in East Africa have
stepped up safety and security measures.
