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EU gives extra $40 mln to African drought victims
The European Union’s executive will increase funding for victims of the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa, the EU’s crisis chief said on Wednesday after visiting Kenya and Somalia.
Kristalina Georgieva said the European Commission would immediately give a further 28 million euros on top of the 70 million euros it has given the region this year. EU governments have made further donations.
The United Nations has declared a famine in two regions of Somalia and said it may spread further.
Years of conflict in southern Somalia have exacerbated the emergency, preventing aid agencies from helping communities. Nearly 135,000 Somalis have fled since January, mainly to neighbouring Kenya and Ethiopia.
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