How effective were the huge campaigns in 1984 of 'Band Aid' in the UK and 'USA for Africa' in the USA in helping with the famine in Ethiopia? I have heard the government at the time was given funds and misused them. Was it just a misguided western 'pat-on-the-back' fest or did it actually help? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

How effective were the huge campaigns in 1984 of 'Band Aid' in the UK and 'USA for Africa' in the USA in helping with the famine in Ethiopia? I have heard the government at the time was given funds and misused them. Was it just a misguided western 'pat-on-the-back' fest or did it actually help?

by hazysummersky

IggyHypo

Linked here is a very similar question regarding USA for Africa that was posted a few years ago. /u/wilbarp provides a pretty in depth answer