Federal Authorities are disappointed with the hype surrounding the current drought that has hit parts of Oromia, Somali and the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Regional State. They are locked in an argument with the international media, claiming that the latter have exaggerated the number of children acutely malnourished due to the drought. Michael Chebud, Fortune Staff Writer, sat down with Country Representative of the UNICEF, Bjorn Ljungqvist, to hear his views on the situation. Fortune: Following the failure of the Belg rains in Ethiopia, some parts of the country have been affected by drought. Authorities claim that the current situation is not a ‘famine’. What are your views on this? Bjorn Ljungqvist: They are absolutely right that it is not a famine, judging from what has happened up to now. But at the same time, there is an elevated level of food insecurity because of the drought in the Southern part, and at least partial failure of t...