TheAtlantic.com (excerpts):  With East Africa facing its worst drought in 60 years, affecting more than 11 million people, the United Nations has declared a famine in the region for the first time in a generation.  Overcrowded refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia are receiving some 3,000 refugees every day, as families flee from famine-stricken and war torn areas.  The meager food and water that used to support millions in the Horn of Africa is disappearing rapidly, and families strong enough ...

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