Ethiopia's parliament on Tuesday approved an early end to a six-month state of emergency, which was imposed in early November as Tigray forces fighting the Ethiopian government and their allies advanced towards the capital Addis Ababa. Parliament speaker Tagesse Chafo said officials can now use regular law to deal with the country's security threats. Thousands of mainly ethnic Tigrayans were detained under the state of emergency, but many were released after December's downturn in fighting. The supplies include antibiotics, medicines for malaria and diabetes, treatment for severe acute malnutrition, reproductive health supplies, and personal protective equipment. "There is a fuel problem to use and transport these supplies to health centers and hospitals," WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said.

Source: Ethiopian News February 16, 2022 01:36 UTC