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Geldof goes back

November 27, 2009 Edition 2

KOREM, Ethiopia: Twenty-five years after releasing a hit single to raise funds for Ethiopians in the grip of famine, Bob Geldof has visited the village that was then worst-affected and where a hospital is now being built.

Dozens of cheering women and children greeted him in Korem, 600km north of Addis Ababa, on Wednesday.

"It's a miracle to see you all in healthy shape," Geldof told the crowd, which included famine survivors. - Sapa-AFP