Above: Irish singer and activist Bob Geldof returned to Ethiopia
this week 25 years after arousing a global response to its 1984
famine and said climate change could undo progress the country
had seen since then. (Reuters).

Reuters
By Barry Malone
Sun Nov 29, 2009
“Geldof’s Band Aid charity in 1984 brought together pop stars of the day and provoked a massive outpouring of charity as governments and individuals contributed a total of $144 million.” Read more.

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Above: To raise money for the 1984-1985 famine in Ethiopia,
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