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We\u2019re not hearing about this as much as we should<\/a>. \u00a0A famine sweeping several nations of Africa, putting the lives of millions at risk. \u00a0Around 20 million people are on the verge of starvation. \u00a0Where is Live Aid when you need it?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not impossible to cover. \u00a0There was round the clock coverage\u00a0back in the We Are the World<\/em> days of the Ethiopian famine. \u00a0I was just shocked to see how widespread the famine is, and how little I\u2019ve heard of it. \u00a0Especially since the UN is calling it the worst humanitarian crisis since WWII.<\/p>\n

Obviously something that needs more coverage and mainstream attention than its getting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"