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Concerts USA for Africa and Live Aid and were broadcast in over 160 countries across the globe. Band Aid and Live Aid combined raised about $150 million (USD) for the famine relief effort in Ethiopia.
That's over $300mil in today's dollars.
Who controlled the money? Where did that money go? Family planning? Family planning code for?
How do I dig on this? other "Charity" events? This all seems connected to current corruption efforts.
Charity Money Goes to Militia NOT food
Gebremedhin Araya, left, handling bundles of money, said: 'I was given clothes to make me look like a Muslim merchant' (pic caption)
Mr Berhe, who lives in exile in Holland, said when the northern province of Tigray was hit by famine in 1985, 'aid money was flowing'.
But of the £63million that went through the hands of the TPLF, 95 per cent was allocated either to buy weapons or build the ideological wing of the party, it is claimed.
Nick Guttmann, director of emergency relief operations at Christian Aid, said: 'Both the rebels and the government were using innocent civilians to further their own political ends.
Band Aid Trust
John Kennedy (Music), Trustee of the Band Aid Trust
CIVICUS - grantee
Midge Ure
Michael Buerk
Claire Bertschinger [1]
Band Aid Secretary Joe Cannon
John James was Band Aid Field Director in Ethiopia from 1985-91
Harvey Goldsmith
Kevin Jenden - helped set up Band Aid Trust
Penny Jenden - helped set up Band Aid Trust
Lord Gowrie - founding trustee
Lord Harlech - founding trustee
Michael Grade - founding trustee
Chris Morrison - founding trustee
Maurice Oberstein - founding trustee
Ananda Krishnan - paid Band Aid office expenses
Martin Rogol, U.S.A. for Africa Foundation's executive director
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1255160/Ethiopian-Band-Aid-money-used-rebels-fight-government-buying-food.html