Oxfam launches £9.5m Africa appeal
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More than 23 million people - equivalent to one third of the UK population - are being pushed towards severe hunger and destitution across East Africa, international aid agency Oxfam has warned as it launches a £9.5 million emergency appeal.
A severe and persistent five-year drought, deepened by climate change, is now stretching across seven countries in the region and exacting a heavy human toll, made worse by high food prices and violent conflict.
The worst affected countries are Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Uganda, while Sudan, Djibouti and Tanzania are also vulnerable.
A severe and persistent five-year drought, deepened by climate change, is now stretching across seven countries in the region and exacting a heavy human toll, made worse by high food prices and violent conflict.
The worst affected countries are Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Uganda, while Sudan, Djibouti and Tanzania are also vulnerable.
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Vierotchka
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£9.5 million is just a drop in the ocean that is needed. I feel so sad - I have had a deep love for East Africa since the mid-eighties and my first visit to Kenya.
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Vierotchka
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coconutjackson
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Thhis is going to be realy bad!
- 2 years ago
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coconutjackson
