Famine Cover-Ups vs. Fake Famines

In Aidwatch:

Is Ethiopia having a famine? As often is the case, there are two forces pulling in opposite directions that make it hard to answer the question...On the one hand, the authoritarian government wants to cover up any famine to mute criticism of its performance...On the other hand, NGOs have a well known tendency to cry wolf and exaggerate—to see famine where there is no famine—perhaps in order to raise more money for their own organization