- Ethiopian Government Hides 19,000 People Starving to Death in Western Oromia

Ethiopian Government Hides 19,000 People Starving to Death in Western Oromia

OLF News - Nov 8, 2008 - Our reporters in Western Oromia, Illu-Abba Boora zone, reported that over 19,000 people are on the verge of death as a result of starvation . In Boorachaa district of this zone several children, women, and elderly people are widely affected and dying every day, our reporters added.

It is reported that the current TPLF/EPRDF regime of Meles Zenawi is hiding the rampant starvation of the Oromo population just as the Haile Sillasie regime of the "King of kings" hide the famine of 1972-1974. It is well documented that the current regime not only hides the widespread famine in the country in general and that of Oromia in particular, but also uses the famine for political purposes; namely, distributing the donated supply only to those who agree or pledge political support for his rule. Read More.