EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFPThe United Nations said Wednesday that Ethiopia had detained 72 drivers working for the World Food Programme (WFP) in the country’s conflict-torn north. This news came a day after the UN reported the arrests of 22 employees in the capital Addis Ababa. “We confirm that 72 outsourced drivers contracted by WFP have been detained in Semera. We are liaising with the Government of Ethiopia to understand the reasons behind their detention,” a UN spokesperson said. The UN has in the past hired ethnic Tigrayans to transport food and other aid into Tigray.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 10, 2021 13:04 UTC