News / / 03.16.17

Reuters: Actor George Clooney blames South Sudan famine on nation’s elite

Famine in South Sudan could be brought to an end if world leaders would step in and keep local politicians from fighting over and wasting funds that could help feed the starving nation, actor George Clooney said in a newspaper opinion piece on Thursday.

Describing the famine as “government-made,” Clooney said South Sudan’s political elite are fanning ethnic tensions to build fortunes in the oil-rich nation…

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