THE FACT-FINDING DELEGATON OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC) HAS RECENTLY VISITED KENYA, SOMALIA AND ETHIOPIA TO ASSESS THE URGENT HUMANITARIAN REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS AFFECTED BY DROUGHT IN THESE COUNTRIES OF THE HORN OF AFRICA. MEANWHILE, THE DELEGAITON HELD TALKS WITH A NUMBER OF SENIOR ETHIOPIAN OFFICIALS ON ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE DROUGHT AND ITS IMPACT ON ETHIOPIA AS WELL AS THE RELIEF EFFORTS EXERTED BY THE ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT. THE NUMBER OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY DROUGHT IN ETHIOPIA IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 2.8 MILLION.
