Famine In Ethiopia

Not all human-beings are as fortunate as others. People all over Africa are suffering from famine and dying from it. One country in particular stands above all the rest looking back in history. Ethiopia, formerly known as Abyssinia in 3000 BC, when it became the first African nation, has hit its bottom and cannot get any worse. Famine, hunger, fear, and hopelessness are all emotions running through the average Ethiopian. The latest string of famine to …

…arrive. At last, in the month of June of that year, the rain began to fall. It was the beginning of the first season of normal rainfall in about five years. The fields began to turn green with the first sights of grain, corn, and vegetables. Although starvation was still far greater than acceptable levels, there was at least some hope, for the first time in years, the famine and drought seemed to be declining.