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Oxfam does not mention the huge amount of money that the EPRDF regime is spending yearly on armaments and its huge security apparatus which are meant to rule with a heavy hand. First of all the regime should put its priorities right, rather than begging for more help or trying to rid itself of responsibility for the current situaion. The west has done its share, and we are thankful for that. Now it is time that the EPRDF regime should play its part. For instance the EPRDF regime could reduce its military expenditure and allocate more resources for fighting poverty and hunger. Moreover the regime could retract the banning order so that the local NGO's could join with others in giving help to a common cause, which is the eradication of hunger.