The U.S. government will increase inspections of food aid in Ethiopia following complaints that members of Ethiopia's opposition group are being deprived of access to foreign assistance,
reports. "We are aware of the reports and we take such reports very, very seriously," said Karl Wycoff, a deputy assistant secretary of state. "The U.S. is concerned by what we see as reductions in that political space, the ability of opposition parties to operate and do what opposition parties should do."
