CPI-Hunting with the Hounds

least 100,000 peasants died of starvation alone, not counting the tens of thousands who died of diseases brought on by malnutrition because the landlords and the callous Emperor's regime were unwilling to unload their accumulated stocks on the markets for fear of lowering prices. It seems that Ethiopia even exported food stocks while thousands were dying. This year again, seven provinces have been affected by drought conditions and famine threatens 10 million people or nearly 40 per cent of the total population.