That means 20 million Ethiopians who rely on food aid – one sixth of the population – are now going hungry. In Addis Ababa, the poverty rate may have risen from 17.8% to 24% in 2016-22, according to UNDP. Roughly 5.4 million of Tigray’s 6 million people still rely on food aid, but most have not received any since mid-March because of the aid delivery freeze. As a result of the food aid suspension, “what I have seen with my own eyes is a huge number of people starving and even dying”, they told The New Humanitarian. As competition with Russia and China heats up against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, there are signs that Western donors are keen to re-engage with Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News August 01, 2023 19:55 UTC