Ethiopia aid should have strings attached

THE government of Ethiopia has appealed to international donors of food aid to assist those at risk of starvation. This has perplexed those who remember the same government's recent claim of a bumper harvest.

Ethiopia aid should have strings attached
Wed, 18 May, 2005 - 01:00

This claim is now being seen as an exaggeration.

It would be better, in my opinion, to put Addis Ababa's latest request for aid in the context of recurrent diversions of food aid to the Ethiopian military.

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