Africa urged to give more aid to famine victims

Africa urged to give more aid to famine victims

An international aid group has urged Africa to donate to famine victims. They also launched an initiative to get Africans and their governments to give more aid to famine relief in the drought-stricken Horn of Africa.

An official of the British group, Oxfam, Irungu Houghton, said on Monday, that donations from African governments have been inadequate.

Contributors

He noted that citizens in South Africa and Kenya are contributing money and food to the aid efforts in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, but that overall the response from Africa has been too small.

The African Union also declared Monday a day for awareness and fundraising for famine victims.

Famine victims

Report says famine in Somalia has killed tens of thousands of people, and more than 12 million people are in need of food aid.

The US has been the biggest international donor to famine relief efforts

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