Sure do Barbara, its all part of Picasso's African Period.
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| Hunger Stalks 1.1 Million People in C.Africa |
| 2013-11-09 |
| [An Nahar] Twenty percent of the population in the restive Central African Republic -- 1.1 million people -- are under threat from hunger because of poor harvests and violence, the U.N.'s World Food Program warned Friday. So...when's the concert? They "are unable to meet their daily food needs on a regular basis or require food assistance in order to get by," the agency said in a statement. The impoverished landlocked nation has been mired in chaos since the Seleka coalition of rebels ousted longtime president Francois Bozize in March. Although officially disbanded, Seleka elements continue to operate as a proto-militia, with reports of them looting villages and clashing with vigilante groups. Because of the conflict and ongoing violence, "many farmers fled their farms, leaving crops untended. The majority of households said that their livestock had been stolen. Some families sold livestock and seeds to survive, while others sold herds for fear of displacement or looting," the WFP said, based on a recent security survey. The agency was worried food from the last harvest could run out at the beginning of 2014, four months earlier than usual. "The survey found that there may not be enough food in the country to cover people's needs through January/February 2014," it said. The Central African Republic's interim prime minister, Nicolas Tiangaye, said Thursday his government needed $900 million (670 million euros) in foreign financing over the next 18 months to stabilize the country. An international contact group on the Central African Republic, co-chaired by Congo and the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... , met in Bangui on Friday to examine ways to restore peace and security to the country. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Macro F7 |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-11-09 18:55 |
| #3 Does anybody else see what's wrong with this picture? Sure do Barbara, its all part of Picasso's African Period. |
| Posted by: Ominetle Slairt9919 2013-11-09 18:32 |
| #2 People in Africa were starving with I was a child. I'm 67 years old. In spite of the billions of dollars in food aid we've sent over the last 60+ years, people in Africa are still starving. Does anybody else see what's wrong with this picture? >:-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-11-09 18:12 |
| #1 I remember the song "Lots of blood in Asia now, They've slaughtered off the sacred cow, They've got enough to eat," |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-11-09 15:34 |