The European Union on Monday earmarked ¤165 million (US$195 million) for 10 crisis centers in Africa, saying droughts, floods and armed conflict ravage the continent like "silent tsunamis." Sudan is the biggest beneficiary and will receive ¤48 million (US$57 million) while Congo has been allocated ¤38 million (US$45 million). Burundi, Chad, Liberia, Tanzania and Uganda will each receive over ¤10 million ($12 million) in aid. "We remember the victims of the tsunami in South East Asia. But millions of vulnerable people in Africa are exposed to natural disasters like droughts, floods and insect infestations as well as armed conflicts," said EU Development Commissioner Louis Michel, according to a report of the Associated Press. "These are silent tsunamis."
