Fifty years ago the Marxist-Leninist military junta known as the Derg took control of Ethiopia, toppling Emperor Haile ...

A fundraising campaign like no other swept across the world 40 years ago. The Ethiopian famine appeal was big news in 1984.

Let’s start with a definition. In the 1980s, a series of devastating famines struck several countries in Africa — including the infamous famine in Ethiopia in the mid-1980s due to drought.

The humanitarian task that we have in Sudan has been very big...it requires enormous support for commitments that have been ...

Fifty years ago the Marxist-Leninist military junta known as the Derg took control of Ethiopia, toppling Emperor ... 500 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other ...

In fact, famine is consuming much of the country (see map). It is almost certain to be as bad as, or worse than, the one that afflicted Ethiopia in the 1980s. If much more help does not arrive ...

Let’s start with a definition. In the 1980s, a series of devastating famines struck several countries in Africa — including the infamous famine in Ethiopia in the mid-1980s due to drought.

On 12 September 1974, Ethiopia's Emperor Haile Selassie I was quietly deposed by the Armed Forces Coordinating Committee – the Derg – after several months of nationwide demonstrations and strikes. A ...