An estimated 22 million Ethiopians will require humanitarian assistance in 2022, according to a United Nations report. The Amhara region, where several cities and towns were controlled by Tigray forces from July until recently, has registered the largest increase with 3.7 million people in urgent need of assistance. The East African country will need aid worth about $1.4 billion, of which $892 million must still be raised, said the report. Ethiopia has been involved in a deadly conflict with the Tigray People's Liberation Front forces from the northern Tigray region since November 2020. But government officials state the Tigray forces are crushed and have been forced to retreat.

Source: Ethiopian News December 24, 2021 01:41 UTC