The World Needs to See the Tragedy in Africa


	The World Needs to See the Tragedy in Africa

bs1999bs

8-5-2008 3:23 AM

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famine, society, hunger

bs1999bs says:

Our politicians have, conveniently, played lip-service to the famine in Africa. It needs to be addressed.

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					Desperation as Ethiopia's hunger grows
				</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7444753.stm"><B>It is a strange and unsettling ride west from the Ethiopian town of Shashamene. The fields are vibrant green. There is water in the creeks. The soil is a deep rich burgundy.</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7444753.stm"><P>
However, the people here speak of a "green drought".
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It is the time when the land is full of new shoots but there is no food. It happens because the last rains failed and few crops were planted. 
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				<DIV class="cap">In every village there were vulnerable children</DIV>
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			</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>You can sense the desperation when you arrive in a village.
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A crowd gathers quickly. Some hold up their children. They want us to see the distended stomachs which are one sign of hunger.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7444753.stm">You can sense the desperation when you arrive in a village.
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