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OSLO, Norway (AP) - Humanitarian groups criticized McDonald's for a new sandwich called the McAfrika, saying the offering is poorly timed because millions of Africans are facing starvation. But aid officials on Monday welcomed an agreement by the fast-food restaurant chain to inform customers about the potential famine in southern Africa and tell them how they can help, Tarje Wanvik of the Norwegian Church Aid group said Monday. McDonald's was stung by bad publicity in the Norwegian media last week when it announced the new sandwich, made of beef and vegetables and wrapped in pita bread, at its restaurants in...

New from McDonald's: the McAfrika burger (don't tell the 12m starving) Andrew OsbornSaturday August 24, 2002The Guardian McDonald's has been accused of extreme insensitivity after releasing a new sandwich called the "McAfrika" in Norway, one of the world's richest countries, at a time when 12 million people are facing starvation in southern Africa. The launch of the new hamburger has infuriated the Norwegian equivalent of Christian Aid and the Norwegian Red Cross and generated a storm of bad publicity for the American fast-food giant. The concoction of beef, cheese, tomatoes and salad in a pitta-style sandwich is said to be...

McDonald's sorry for burger blunder "Tasteless," is how charitable groups have branded a McDonald's burger in Norway that they claim ignores the starvation crisis in Africa. McDonald's is red-faced, and may donate proceeds from its controversial "McAfrika" burger. This is the promotion that's left aid organizations in Norway seeing red... and McDonald's officials red-faced. PHOTO: KNUT FJELDSTAD/SCANPIX RELATED ARTICLES Massive relief effort ready to roll - 26.07.02 "It's inappropriate and distasteful to launch a hamburger called 'McAfrika' when large portions of southern Africa are on the verge of starvation," says Linn Aas-Hansen of Norwegian Church Aid. She stood outside...