Ethiopia's opposition parties reject government claim of controlling drought
Sudan Tribune - September 7, 2008

Editor's Note: The August 2008 OCHA-Ethiopia Situation Report indicates less than a third of the country is "food-secured". Get the report here.

After Ethiopia, on Wednesday, announced that the drought in Ethiopia is "under control", two opposition parties have rejected the claim saying it was far from the reality on ground and urge parliament to gather for emergency meeting in no time.

"We have heard such repeated claims from the government 6 months ago, two months ago and again now, while the people at danger from time to time are shooting up in millions," Bulcha said adding "with the food crises being aggravating this repeated claims from the government are not more than a simple psychological games targeted to calm down the public fears and avoid any further panic". Read More.