Germany provides assistance to the tune of 20 million Euro via the United Nations in order to mitigate the suffering from the ongoing severe drought in parts of Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya. Germany is providing the FAO with 20 million euro to ensure that people in areas of particular risk from hunger can receive swift assistance. This funding demonstrates the German Government’s fundamental approach to humanitarian assistance. The German Government has expanded its humanitarian assistance in Africa in the last few years. In 2021, it made available a total of 564 million Euro for assistance on the African continent.

Source: Ethiopian News February 18, 2022 21:13 UTC