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[ 2011-07-21 ]
Jerry Rawlings - We'll be burying lots of children soon (Somalia) Former Ghanaian president Jerry Rawlings is
leading the African Union's efforts to deal with
the famine in Somalia. He spoke to Jon Snow this
afternoon from Mogadishu.Mr Rawlings said he
believed up to £1bn was needed to deal with the
situation in the longer term. "But right now, for
the next few weeks, as early as possible, I think
something to the tune of $250m."Describing what he
had seen this morning during a visit to a camp
near Mogadishu, an emotional Mr Rawlings said:
"I'm not sure many of them will be alive in the
next week or two. Source - Channel 4 (UK)
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