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BBC

Bbc: Africa's Permanent Food Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
A BBC report (1/06)on the complex problem of hunger in Africa. The article tells which countries are most affected, gives some reasons for the problem, and ideas of what can be done to alleviate the situation.
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BBC

Bbc: Africa's Hunger a Systemic Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
A BBC report (1/06) stating that more than half of the countries in Africa are suffering from a severe famine due more to political strife than drought.
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BBC

Bbc: Africa's Food Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth article from BBC (2/06) containing maps, interviews, pictures, and news features about the causes of the African famine, and what can be done about it.
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Lesson Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: Famine in Somalia

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars use a video, handouts, and news sources to explore the crisis in Somalia and examine the factors exacerbating the famine.
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Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Drought and Famine Plagues Horn of Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this news article and view the sad images of those suffereing in the 2011 drought and famine in the Horn of Africa. [July 19, 2011] Included are related resources, including classroom activities and an interactive map showing the...