September 1980 - The Face Of Famine - While the politicians

September 1980 - The Face Of Famine - While the politicians squabble the children starve. What started as a mere food shortage has now become a national disaster in which an estimated 300, 000 people, mostly the cattle-raising and warlike Karamojong tribemen in north-east Uganda, have died. In a country ravged by disaster and death, about 300 people a day, mainly children, are dying from starvation and malnutrition. With the Uganda government in a shambles and international relief work hampered by armed thugs who ambush the food lorries heading for disaster areas, there seems little hope of preventing the deaths of several thousand more. There are many factors behing the famine, previously unheard of in a country capable of feeding three times its own population. During the liberation war which toppled Idi Amin's murderous regime, more than 20, 000 automatic rifles fell into the hands of cattle raiders who had previously carried spears. The cattle raid

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Ambush Amins Automatic Behing Capable Deaths Estimated Factors Famine Hampered Heading Lorries Mainly Malnutrition Mere Mostly Murderous Preventing Previously Raiders Raising Regime Seems Shambles Shortage Spears Squabble Starvation Starve Thousand Thugs Toppled Uganda Unheard Warlike

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