Yes, t some extent, they should feel responsible to help...until the next time when such a famine occurs.

Interesting points...the problem is how many times can you bail a country out.

Lots of africans refused polio vaccines because they believed it was a jewish/western conspiracy to kill muslims...

http://www.wikiislam.net/wiki/Muslim_Conspiracy_Theories#Americans_lacing_polio_vaccines_with_anti-fertility_agent_to_sterilizes_Muslim_children

Should the UK/west bear responsibility for this?

The problem is countries, like people, need to help themselves, sadly, throwing money at the problem, which gets diverted away by dictators, won't do anything.

Cheers for your views
SM