Last updated on August 1, 2011
To paraphrase one of my favorite Twitter feeds: “GUYS, there is a famine in the Horn of Africa, and the African Union is ON IT!”:
“The African Union (AU) has announced it is to hold a summit meeting to pledge help for the victims of Somalia’s drought.
The AU statement was made by its deputy chairman, Erasmus Mwencha, during a visit to the AU peacekeeping mission in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
‘I ask the African continent, from the northern cape to the southern cape, to look hard at how they can contribute to alleviating the suffering,’ said Mr. Mwencha.
But he gave no date for the summit.”
I am sure this comes as a tremendous relief to the hundreds of thousands of people who are at risk of starvation in the Horn of Africa. More here.
Just What Famine-Stricken Somalians Need!
Last updated on August 1, 2011
To paraphrase one of my favorite Twitter feeds: “GUYS, there is a famine in the Horn of Africa, and the African Union is ON IT!”:
“The African Union (AU) has announced it is to hold a summit meeting to pledge help for the victims of Somalia’s drought.
The AU statement was made by its deputy chairman, Erasmus Mwencha, during a visit to the AU peacekeeping mission in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
‘I ask the African continent, from the northern cape to the southern cape, to look hard at how they can contribute to alleviating the suffering,’ said Mr. Mwencha.
But he gave no date for the summit.”
I am sure this comes as a tremendous relief to the hundreds of thousands of people who are at risk of starvation in the Horn of Africa. More here.
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