Ethiopia: Ongoing Drought in Ethiopia Being Hushed By Its Own Government

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Birtukan Ali, a woman living in a rural district in Ethiopia, became a sensation following BBC's report about the ongoing drought and famine. The report, which aired on November 10 2015, sparked a new kind of debate on the government's intention in trying to cover up the famine - a story that remains untold.

Journalist Clive Myrie featured the story of Birtukan Ali who is from a small village called "Kobo" which is located in the North East of Ethiopia. It is a place where the drought is widespread and the effect of it is highly visible. Birtukan told the reporter that her son recently died due to severe malnutrition as a result of the drought in the area. The reporter said that at least two children die in similar cases daily.

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