Veteran journalist Michael Buerk, who reported on the Ethiopian famine in 1984, revealed his initial reaction to the Live Aid concerts, which raised funds for the crisis, “was real anger”. The iconic ...

A documentary celebrating 40 years of Live Aid has received widespread praise on social media. Airing on BBC Two on Sunday (6 July), the three-part series, Live Aid at 40: When Rock and Roll Took on ...

In the summer of 1985, images of emaciated children in Ethiopia shocked the world and prompted one of the biggest charity concerts ever: Live Aid. Megastars like Paul McCartney and Lionel Richie, ...

This story is part of our continuing coverage in honor of Live Aid Week in Philadelphia. Check back daily for more Live Aid fun. There’s no doubt that Bob Geldof set out to do Live Aid for all the ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at famine, a severe and prolonged hunger in a significant portion of a region or country’s population that results in malnutrition and death by starvation and disease. To assess ...

Genet Mengesha, 40, an internally displaced person (IDP) inside her makeshift shelter set up in a school classroom at the NSPS IDPs camp in Adwa, Tigray region, on July 17, 2024. [AFP] Famine – the ...

Jonathan Dimbleby’s landmark 1973 documentary “The Unknown Famine” stands as a pivotal moment in Ethiopian history—a journalistic endeavour that not only exposed a humanitarian crisis but ...