Addis Ababa April 26/2022 /ENA/ US Embassy Charge d’Affaires in Addis Ababa Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson has arrived in Gode town of Somali region. The ambassador and her delegation are in Gode to meet with regional officials and visit the U.S. Government-funded development projects in the area. Across all the drought affected regions, the United States has provided emergency food including cereals, pulses and vegetables to 3.6 million Ethiopians, it was indicated. This includes the drought affected areas of Dire Dawa, Oromia, Sidama, SNNP and Somali regions. Last year in 2021, the United States was the largest funder of food aid to drought affected areas in Ethiopia, it was learned.

Source: Ethiopian News April 27, 2022 07:25 UTC