The United States and the World Food Program (WFP) announced on Wednesday that they were suspending "until further notice" their food aid to the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, ravaged by years of conflict, denouncing the diversion of ugly. “We have made the difficult decision to pause all USAID food assistance to the Tigray region until further notice,” the USAID Administrator said in a statement. for Development and Humanitarian Aid), Samantha Power. The amount of food aid involved was not specified, but the United States is the largest humanitarian contributor to Ethiopia. Getachew Reda, the interim president of Tigray, said he had formed a task force "to prevent and investigate crimes committed in relation to humanitarian aid and uphold the rule of law".

Source: Ethiopian News May 04, 2023 11:12 UTC