According to President Quett Masire of Botswana, industrial nations can assist in relieving Africa's drought and subsequent hunger by making a greater effort at reducing global warming. Masire and Dr. Bernard Ledea Ouedraogo, an anti-hunger organizer in Burkina Faso, were awarded the 1988 Africa Prize for Leadership for their anti-hunger efforts. Although a severe drought afflicted Africa from 1981 to 1987, not one person in Botswana died of drought-induced famine. Dr. Ouedraogo, the other prizewinner, organized the peasants in nine African countries. The United States has been criticized for its failure to help Africa.
According to President Quett Masire of Botswana, industrial nations can assist in relieving Africa's drought and subsequent hunger by making a greater effort at reducing global warming. Masire and Dr. Bernard Ledea Ouedraogo, an anti-hunger organizer in Burkina Faso, were awarded the 1988 Africa Prize for Leadership for their anti-hunger efforts. Although a severe drought afflicted Africa from 1981 to 1987, not one person in Botswana died of drought-induced famine. Dr. Ouedraogo, the other prizewinner, organized the peasants in nine African countries. As a result, new crop-raising techniques were learned, erosion was checked, forests replanted and health care improved.