Tag Archives: famine

Local media representation of famine in Africa: cover-ups, instability and death

Posted on 08/03/2013 by perspectivesonafrica

De Waal’s seminal publication in 1995, Famine that Kills, altered Western academia’s interpretation of famine.  The basis of his thesis is that the African concept of famine does not use the presence of deaths from starvation as a criterion for … Continue reading →

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Challenging the fundamentals of famine analysis- extending de Waal’s study

Posted on 29/10/2012 by perspectivesonafrica

In 1989 Alexander de Waal published Famine that Kills, a revolutionary peasant-focused thesis that introduced two interesting concepts.  First, he argues that famine victims often forgo eating to increase the chance of maintaining their livelihood after the food shortage ends, … Continue reading →

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Why did northern Ethiopian peasants starve in the 1973-1974 famine?

Posted on 21/10/2012 by perspectivesonafrica

According to a 1974 UN FAO report 300,000 people, predominantly the northern rural poor, died during the 1973-1974 Ethiopian famine.  There are a plethora of factors that created this famine from the imperial feudal system to the cumbersome reaction by … Continue reading →

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Independence of the African state

Posted on 25/10/2011 by perspectivesonafrica

Kisaka Robinson offers his opinion on what 49 years of independence in Uganda says about the country and Africa as a whole. On Sunday 9th October Uganda celebrated its 49th year of independence since the end of colonial rule in 1962. This … Continue reading →

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Africa News: Horn and East Africa Drought

Posted on 15/07/2011 by perspectivesonafrica

East and Horn of Africa Drought   Mogadishu: the children caught between fighting and famine Kenya cabinet authorises $100 mln to fight drought Droughts in East Africa – A Reminder On the Devastating Effects of Climate Change in Africa (French) … Continue reading →

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Africa drought pushes Kenya and Somalia into pre-famine conditions

Posted on 28/06/2011 by perspectivesonafrica

    Africa drought pushes Kenya and Somalia into pre-famine conditions Somalia drought forces more people into displacement camps Ten killed in clashes over grazing and water and Red Cross says several have died of starvation in Kenya

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