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Africa's Famine Turns One -- But Where is the West?

David J.C. Morley | Posted 09.19.2012 | Canada
David J.C. Morley

A year ago today famine was declared in the Horn of Africa. The worst drought in 60 years put millions of lives at risk. Canadians stepped up and donated $70 million, which the government matched. One year later, while the famine has been declared over, eight million people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia still need emergency assistance.