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40th Anniversary of Ethiopia Famine TV Report - Henry McKean Reports

It's 40 years since Michael Buerk’s shocking TV report from Korem in Northern Ethiopia, as fami...

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16.35 22 Oct 2024


40th Anniversary of Ethiopia Famine TV Report - Henry McKean Reports


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16.35 22 Oct 2024


It's 40 years since Michael Buerk’s shocking TV report from Korem in Northern Ethiopia, as families starved to death in front of him. The report moved many, and directly led to the creation of Live Aid and Band Aid.

Today, Newstalk’s Henry McKean joins Kieran with a report to remember that time.


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