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Hannah Roberts

Ex-BBC correspondent in Africa says first reaction to Live Aid was ‘real anger’

Michael Buerk reported on the famine in Ethiopia in the 1980s (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

Michael Buerk, a journalist who reported on the Ethiopian famine in 1984, has said his initial reaction to the Live Aid concerts, which raised funds for the crisis, “was real anger”.

The event, organised by musicians Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, which was held at London’s Wembley Stadium and John F Kennedy Stadium in the US, is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

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