EATING LEGALIZED IN ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (AP) - Another battle was won this week for the people of Ethiopia when the Ethiopian government passed an amendment making the consumption of food legal.
"This is a great day for my people," said Ufunanu Owesafemi, local tribesman.
The Prohibition of Food went into effect back in the early ‘80s, crippling Ethiopian society. People were forced to create tribal villages in order to survive the law of the land.
"We had to come together as a nation in order to live," says Owesafemi. "Together, we found ways to live through the Prohibition."
Rather than rely on modern technology, Ethiopians called upon the help of Mother Nature to survive.
Owesafemi says, "We formed alliances with the land. We found ways to extract nutrients from flies through our eye sockets."
Economists say that the Prohibition had a direct effect on the Ethiopian economy.
"With the Prohibition of Food in effect, the morale of the land went down immensely, which lowered people's willingness to work," says Peter Grabel, expert economist. "By then it was too late. The country just couldn't pull itself out of the slump."
The Prohibition also had an effect on the music industry. With songs like "We Are the World" and "Heal the World", artists came together in support of the people of Ethiopia.
"I've been waiting so long for this moment,” says Owesafemi. "Hopefully, other countries like Uganda and Niger will follow our lead."