ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia has denied blocking humanitarian aid to its northern Tigray region where hundreds of thousands face starvation, and said it was rebuilding infrastructure amid accusations it is using hunger as a weapon. Blue flags from the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) hung from the cabins, sodden with rain. His government has been battling the TPLF since late last year, when it accused the TPLF of attacking military bases in Tigray. He said that the forces also damaged the two other bridges, calling the destruction “a deliberate effort” to ensure that aid doesn’t reach the people of Tigray. But Thompson said he was “cautiously optimistic” an air bridge could be set up in coming days to speed aid delivery.

Source: Ethiopian News July 02, 2021 21:33 UTC