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Yahoo: Ethiopia News Ethiopia raps HRW over call to reject aid bill (AFP via Yahoo! News)  Ethiopia on Tuesday condemned Human Rights Watch's call on the country's lawmakers to reject a draft law that would give government more control in the affairs of foreign aid groups. Ethiopia urges aid for drought victims (AFP via Yahoo! News)  Drought-stricken Ethiopia on Tuesday urged the world to help millions facing hunger and said Africa should not be forsaken amid the global financial turmoil. Ethiopia Needs $265 million in Food Aid (ABC News) Ethiopia asks for $265 million in food aid as drought worsens. Ethiopia: $265m needed for worsening drought (AP via Yahoo! Finance)  An Ethiopian minister says his country urgently needs $265 million to feed 6.4 million people affected by drought. State Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Mitiku Kassa says Ethiopia needs $225.9 million to buy food through December. Ethiopia Says It Needs $266 Million for Emergency Drought Aid (Bloomberg) Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Ethiopia needs $266 million to help feed 6.4 million people suffering from food shortages due to drought, an increase of 1.8 million since June, the government said. Ethiopia urges aid for drought victims (TODAYonline) A malnourished boy is portrayed at a feeding centre in Damota Pulassa, southern Ethiopia. Drought-stricken Ethiopia has urged the world to help millions facing hunger and said Africa should not be forsaken amid the global financial turmoil. ETHIOPIA: Emergency beneficiaries increase to 6.4 million (AlertNet)  Source: IRIN More than six million people in Ethiopia now require emergency food assistance because of drought and rising food prices, according to the government, revising a June estimate of 4.6 million needy people. The official figure in April was 2.2 million. 'Millions need emergency aid in Ethiopia' (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Ethiopia has said that 6.4 million of its people are in desperate need of emergency food aid due to drought. Ethiopia: $265M needed for worsening drought (The Charlotte Observer) An Ethiopian minister says his country urgently needs US$265 million to feed 6.4 million people affected by drought. State Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Mitiku Kassa says Ethiopia needs US$225.9 million to buy food through December. The rest of the money is needed to buy seeds, provide training and toilets, among other things, says Mitiku. The minister disputes a figure the U.N. ... Ethiopia says 6.4 million need aid (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Ethiopia said on Tuesday that 6.4 million of its people now needed emergency food aid due to drought, and appealed for a further $265 million (150.6 million pounds) from donors.

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