The guns may have fallen silent in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, but the suffering has not ended. The U.N.'s World Food Program and the U.S. Agency for International Development have temporarily suspended food aid, alleging it was being diverted away from those in need. Gebrehiwot Gebreegziabher is head of the Tigray Region Disaster Risk Management Commission. He said that 595 people had died from the direct or indirect effects of hunger in several areas of Tigray. WFP senior regional communications officer for Eastern Africa, Brenda Kariuki:"We are currently on track to resume food distributions in July, starting in the Tigray region.

Source: Ethiopian News July 11, 2023 00:05 UTC