Members of the government of Ethiopia are among 186 charged with obstructing food aid to the troubled northern region. Image by gettyimages.comMembers of the Ethiopian government and humanitarian agencies are among 186 suspects linked with the diversion of food aid meant for the country’s troubled north, a Tigrayan Commission of Inquiry said Thursday 15th June 2023. Eritrea was sanctioned by the United States in 2021 after sending troops into Ethiopia’s Tigray region in support of Ethiopian forces and has been accused of massacring hundreds of civilians. Seven of the 186 suspects are already in custody, Kidanu added in an interview conducted on Wednesday and broadcast on Thursday. Last week Ethiopia’s government said in a joint statement with USAID that it was committed to addressing the “deeply concerning revelations of food aid diversion”.

Source: Ethiopian News June 16, 2023 09:00 UTC